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Operational Silo Test Facility (OSTF)
Also Known As: Operational Suitability Test Facility
Systems- Titan I
Other Programs: None
Cost: Not available
Launch Complex Highlights
- June 1958 - Construction began
- July 1959 - Equipment installation began
- 6 June 1960 - Site accepted
- Single silo and above ground Launch Control building to test and confirm operating ground equipment compatibility
- 16 October 1960 - Titan I, VS-2, installed
- 3 December 1960 - Missile exploded and fell to the bottom of the silo fully loaded with RP-1 and LOX
- The site was never repaired
