Rockets

Titan·Lockheed Martin

Titan IIIC

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
42 m
Diameter
3 m
Mass
626,000 kg
Stages
3
Thrust
10,586 kN
Payload to LEO
13,100 kg
Payload to GTO
3,000 kg
First flight
1965-06-18
Total launches
36
Success / Fail
34 / 2

The Titan IIIC was an expendable launch system used by the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1982. It was the first Titan booster to feature large solid rocket motors and was planned to be used as a launcher for the Dyna-Soar, though the spaceplane was cancelled before it could fly. The majority of the launcher's payloads were DoD satellites, for military communications and early warning, though one flight (ATS-6) was performed by NASA. The Titan IIIC was launched exclusively from Cape Canaveral while its sibling, the Titan IIID, was launched only from Vandenberg AFB.

Payloads it launched

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