A view of the simulator at Test Pad No. 1 prior to its being raised for a canister-assisted launch test program (CALTP) missile launch. The canister-assisted launch method for the MGM-134A Small ICBM (SICBM) entails the missile's ejection from the canister by steam pressure prior to the ignition of its propellant stages

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A view of the simulator at Test Pad No. 1 prior to its being raised for a canister-assisted launch test program (CALTP) missile launch. The canister-assisted launch method for the MGM-134A Small ICBM (SICBM) entails the missile's ejection from the canister by steam pressure prior to the ignition of its propellant stages

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michael Davenport

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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08/12/1987

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34.75086, -120.52053

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The U.S. National Archives

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