 Launch of a Titan IIID | |
| Function | Expendable launch system |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Martin Marietta |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Size | |
| Height | 36 metres (118 ft) |
| Diameter | 3.05 metres (10.0 ft) |
| Mass | 612,990 kilograms (1,351,410 lb) |
| Stages | Two |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO |
12,300 kilograms (27,100 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Titan |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Launch sites | SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB |
| Total launches | 22 |
| Successes | 22 |
| First flight | 15 June 1971 |
| Last flight | 17 November 1982 |
| Boosters - UA1205 | |
| No boosters | Two |
| Engines | 1 solid |
| Thrust | 5,849 kilonewtons (1,315,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 263 sec |
| Burn time | 115 seconds |
| Fuel | Solid |
| First Stage | |
| Engines | 2 LR87-11 |
| Thrust | 2,340 kilonewtons (530,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 302 sec |
| Burn time | 147 seconds |
| Fuel | A-50/N2O4 |
| Second Stage | |
| Engines | 1 LR91-11 |
| Thrust | 454 kilonewtons (102,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 316 sec |
| Burn time | 205 seconds |
| Fuel | A-50/N2O4 |
The Titan IIID or Titan 3D was an American expendable launch system, launched twenty two times with KH-9 and KH-11 satellites between 1971 and 1982.[1] It was a two-stage derivative of the three stage Titan IIIC, optimised for low Earth orbit launches through the removal of the Transtage upper stage of the IIIC.
The Titan IIID made its maiden flight on 15 June 1971, launching the first KH-9 satellite.[2] It was retired from service in 1982, and replaced by the Titan 34D. All launches occurred from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
References[]
- ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Titan-3D". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/titan-3d.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Titan". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/titan.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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