Titan III
Description
The Titan III was a modified Titan II with optional solid rocket boosters. It was developed on behalf of the United States Air Force as a heavy-lift satellite launcher to be used mainly to launch American military payloads and civilian intelligence agency satellites such as the Vela Hotel nuclear-test-ban monitoring satellites, observation and reconnaissance satellites (for intelligence-gathering), and various series of defense communications satellites. Titan III was able to carry numerous 3rd stages including Centaur, USAF IUS, Transtage, or no 3rd stage.
Missions
156
Success Rate
90.4%
Successes
139
Failures
13
Success Streak
2
Partial Failures
4
Previous
Mars Observer
Intelsat 604
Configurations
Titan IIIE
Active 1974 to 1977
Rocket
Height: 48.8m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 15,400 kg
Liftoff Thrust
12,769 Kilonewtons
Stages
3
Strap-ons
2
Titan IIID
Active 1971 to 1982
Rocket
Height: 36m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 12,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
10,587 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
Titan IIIC
Active 1965 to 1970
Rocket
Height: 42m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 13,100 kg
GTO: 3,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
13,642 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3m
Stages
3
Strap-ons
2
Titan IIIB
Active 1966 to 1969
Price
$59.00 million
Rocket
Height: 45m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 3,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
2,300 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 1.52m
Stages
3
Titan IIIA
Active 1964 to 1965
Price
$63.23 million
Rocket
Height: 42m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 3,100 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,936 Kilonewtons
Stages
3
