Function | Expendable launch system |
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Manufacturer | Martin Marietta |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 36 m (118 ft) |
Diameter | 3.05 m (10.0 ft) |
Mass | 612,990 kg (1,351,410 lb) |
Stages | Two |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 12,300 kg (27,100 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Titan |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB |
Total launches | 22 |
Success(es) | 22 |
First flight | 15 June 1971 |
Last flight | 17 November 1982 |
Boosters (Stage 0) – UA1205 | |
No. boosters | Two |
Powered by | off |
Maximum thrust | 5,849 kN (1,315,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 263 sec |
Burn time | 115 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
First stage | |
Powered by | 2 LR87-11 |
Maximum thrust | 2,340 kN (530,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 302 sec |
Burn time | 147 seconds |
Propellant | N2O4 / Aerozine 50 |
Second stage | |
Powered by | 1 LR91-11 |
Maximum thrust | 454 kN (102,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 316 sec |
Burn time | 205 seconds |
Propellant | N2O4 / Aerozine 50 |
The Titan IIID or Titan 3D was an American expendable launch system,part of the Titan rocket family. Titan IIID was flown 22 times with KH-9 and KH-11 satellites between 1971 and 1982,all successful launches. [1] Essentially a Titan IIIC with the Transstage removed,it was designed for heavy LEO payloads.
Part of the Titan rocket family,the Titan IIID first flew on 15 June 1971,launching the first KH-9 satellite. [2] It was retired from service in 1982,and replaced by the uprated Titan 34D. All launches occurred from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Date/Time (GMT) | Launch Site | S/N | Payload | Outcome | Remarks |
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15 June 1971 18:41 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-1 | OPS-8709 (KH-9) | Success | |
20 January 1972 18:36 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-2 | OPS-1737 (KH-9) | Success | |
7 July 1972 17:46 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-5 | OPS-7293 (KH-9) | Success | |
10 October 1972 18:03 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-3 | OPS-8314 (KH-9) | Success | |
9 March 1973 21:00 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-6 | OPS-8410 (KH-9) | Success | |
13 July 1973 20:22 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-7 | OPS-8261 (KH-9) | Success | |
10 November 1973 20:12 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-8 | OPS-6630 (KH-9) | Success | |
10 April 1974 20:20 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-9 | OPS-6245 (KH-9) | Success | |
29 October 1974 19:30 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-4 | OPS-7122 (KH-9) | Success | |
8 June 1975 18:30 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-10 | OPS-6381 (KH-9) | Success | |
4 December 1975 20:30 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-13 | OPS-5547 (KH-9) | Success | |
8 July 1976 18:30 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-14 | OPS-4699 (KH-9) | Success | |
19 December 1976 18:19 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-15 | OPS-5705 (KH-11) | Success | |
27 June 1977 18:30 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-17 | OPS-4800 (KH-9) | Success | |
26 March 1978 18:40 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-20 | OPS-0460 (KH-9) | Success | |
14 June 1978 18:23 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-18 | OPS-4515 (KH-11) | Success | |
16 March 1979 18:30 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-21 | OPS-3854 (KH-9) | Success | |
7 February 1980 21:10 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-19 | OPS-2581 (KH-11) | Success | |
18 June 1980 18:30 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-16 | OPS-3123 (KH-9) | Success | |
3 September 1981 18:29 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-22 | OPS-3984 (KH-11) | Success | |
11 May 1982 18:35 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-24 | OPS-5642 (KH-9) | Success | |
17 November 1982 21:18 | VAFB LC-4E | 3D-23 | OPS-9627 (KH-11) | Success |
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