Titan 401A Centaur
In-activeLockheed Martin (LMT)
Feb. 7, 1994
Description
Titan IV was a family of heavy-lift space launch vehicles developed by Martin Marietta and operated by the United States Air Force from 1989 to 2005.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
63.1 m -
Diameter
3.05 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.05 m -
Launch Mass
868 T -
Thrust
14200 kN
Family
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Name
Titan 401A Centaur -
Family
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Variant
401A Centaur -
Alias
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Full Name
Titan 401A Centaur
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
21680 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
9000 kg -
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Lockheed Martin
Commercial
None
LMT 1953Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Titan 401A Centaur | Mercury 16
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
Aug. 12, 1998, 11:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:
The Mercury (MC) series, although known to the public as 'Advanced Vortex', are the latest generation of USAF ELINT/SIGINT satellites. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT), focused at strategic level communications, but had the capability added to intercept also missile telemetry. These satellites were launched under the designation Program 7500 and were part of NRO's Program A.
Geostationary OrbitTitan 401A Centaur | NROL-4
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 8, 1997, 2:05 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Trumpet signal intelligence satellites were launched by Titan-4(01)A Centaur-T into highly elliptic Molniya-type orbits. In their elliptical orbits they would move very slowly over the northern hemisphere for most of their orbital period, allowing interception of microwave line-of-sight communications beams. Since they would move slowly through the beams during their orbit, a constellation of such satellites was required to monitor Soviet communications throughout the day.
Geostationary OrbitTitan 401A Centaur | Mercury 15
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 24, 1996, 11:37 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Mercury (MC) series, although known to the public as 'Advanced Vortex', are the latest generation of USAF ELINT/SIGINT satellites. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT), focused at strategic level communications, but had the capability added to intercept also missile telemetry. These satellites were launched under the designation Program 7500 and were part of NRO's Program A.
Geostationary OrbitTitan 401A Centaur | Milstar 2
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 6, 1995, 5:15 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Milstar (Military Strategic & Tactical Relay), DFS (Development Flight Satellite) is the tactical and strategic multiservice satellite system designed to provide survivable communications for U.S. forces worldwide. The program is managed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Center.
Geostationary OrbitTitan 401A Centaur | Trumpet 2
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
July 10, 1995, 12:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Trumpet signal intelligence satellites were launched by Titan-4(01)A Centaur-T into highly elliptic Molniya-type orbits. In their elliptical orbits they would move very slowly over the northern hemisphere for most of their orbital period, allowing interception of microwave line-of-sight communications beams. Since they would move slowly through the beams during their orbit, a constellation of such satellites was required to monitor Soviet communications throughout the day.
Elliptical OrbitTitan 401A Centaur | Orion 3
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 14, 1995, 1:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Orion 3 and 4 (RIO 3, 4) satellites, which are generally known as 'Advanced Orion' or 'Mentor', are geostationary signals intelligence satellites, which replaced the Magnum / Orion series. Their purpose is to intercept missile telemetry from Russia and China and the COMINT capability of the Mercury satellites was merged into this series. These satellites are launched under the designation Program 7600.
Geostationary OrbitTitan 401A Centaur | Mercury 14
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
Aug. 27, 1994, 8:58 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Mercury (MC) series, although known to the public as 'Advanced Vortex', are the latest generation of USAF ELINT/SIGINT satellites. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT), focused at strategic level communications, but had the capability added to intercept also missile telemetry. These satellites were launched under the designation Program 7500 and were part of NRO's Program A.
Geostationary OrbitTitan 401A Centaur | Trumpet 1
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 3, 1994, 3:55 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Trumpet signal intelligence satellites were launched by Titan-4(01)A Centaur-T into highly elliptic Molniya-type orbits. In their elliptical orbits they would move very slowly over the northern hemisphere for most of their orbital period, allowing interception of microwave line-of-sight communications beams. Since they would move slowly through the beams during their orbit, a constellation of such satellites was required to monitor Soviet communications throughout the day.
Elliptical OrbitTitan 401A Centaur | Milstar 1
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral, FL, USA
Feb. 7, 1994, 9:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Milstar (Military Strategic & Tactical Relay), DFS (Development Flight Satellite) is the tactical and strategic multiservice satellite system designed to provide survivable communications for U.S. forces worldwide. The program is managed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Center.
Geostationary OrbitSoyuz 2.1b
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