Minuteman III missile launched from Vandenberg overnight
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - After a weather delay on Wednesday the Air Force launched a successful test of a Minuteman III missile Thursday morning.
The 12:30 a.m. launch was a test of the United States defense system. The unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The launch was announced earlier this week, but was delayed due to poor weather conditions.
Video of this morning’s Minuteman III launch at @30thSpaceWing from our Tepusquet Peak SkyCam. At 2x speed pic.twitter.com/O7tlnTKMg7
— Travis Schlepp (@travischlepp) October 29, 2020
The missile was launched as part of an operational test. According to Air Force Global Strike Command, these launches are used to test the reliability and accuracy of the intercontinental ballistic missile system.
