ABRES A-3

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Disambiguation: ABRES A-3 specifically refers to Pad 3 (576A-3) of the Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems complex at Vandenberg Air Force Base, also designated BMRS A-3 or Building 4300 A-3. Not to be confused with Pads A-1 or A-2 in the same complex, which also housed ABRES launches.

ABRES A-3 (Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems Pad A-3, also designated 576A-3 or BMRS A-3) is a U.S. Air Force missile launch facility located at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Operational from 1960 to 1969, it hosted 20 documented launches of SM-65 Atlas missiles (variants D, E, and F) as part of the Strategic Air Command's ABRES program, which developed and tested ballistic missile reentry vehicles designed to penetrate Soviet antiballistic missile systems. The facility supported critical Cold War missile development efforts including reentry vehicle designs (REX, MBRV, TVX variants) that informed subsequent ICBM systems. ABRES A-3 was decommissioned in 1969 and later stripped of equipment; it remains a historical military launch infrastructure site now under Space Force jurisdiction.

Enriquecimento (PT-BR)

Desambiguação: ABRES A-3 specifically refers to Pad 3 (576A-3) of the Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems complex at Vandenberg Air Force Base, also designated BMRS A-3 or Building 4300 A-3. Not to be confused with Pads A-1 or A-2 in the same complex, which also housed ABRES launches.

ABRES A-3 (Advanced Ballistic Reentry Systems Pad A-3, também designado 576A-3 ou BMRS A-3) é uma instalação militar de lançamento de mísseis da Força Aérea dos EUA localizada na Base Aérea de Vandenberg (agora Vandenberg Space Force Base) no condado de Santa Barbara, Califórnia. Operacional de 1960 a 1969, sediou 20 lançamentos documentados de mísseis SM-65 Atlas (variantes D, E e F) como parte do programa ABRES do Comando Aéreo Estratégico, que desenvolveu e testou veículos de reentrada de mísseis balísticos projetados para penetrar sistemas antimísseis soviéticos. A instalação apoiou esforços críticos de desenvolvimento de mísseis da Guerra Fria, incluindo designs de veículos de reentrada (variantes REX, MBRV, TVX) que informaram sistemas de ICBM subsequentes. ABRES A-3 foi desativado em 1969 e posteriormente despojado de equipamentos; permanece como um local de infraestrutura de lançamento militar histórico sob jurisdição da Força Espacial.

External Sources

• Vandenberg Launch Complex 576A · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Complex ABRES with three launch pads (A-1, A-2, A-3); Pad 576A-3: 20 launches (1960–1969), all Atlas variants; Strategic Air Command ABRES ballistic missile reentry program; Atlas D, E, F missile testing with classified payloads
• ABRES A-3 Complex 576 A | California College Space Museum · California College Space Museum · reliability: high — Also known as Pad 576 A-3, 4300 A-3, BMRS A-3; Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; All three pads decommissioned and stripped of equipment; AMROC commercial lease attempt in 1989 (single failed launch)
• GPS coordinates of Vandenberg AFB Launch Complex 576 · Latitude.to · reliability: high — Latitude: 34.7370°N; Longitude: -120.6182°W; Vandenberg AFB, California

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