Titan IIIC
In-active TitanLockheed Martin (LMT)
June 18, 1965
Description
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.
Specifications
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Minimum Stage
2 -
Max Stage
3 -
Length
42.0 m -
Diameter
3.0 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.0 m -
Launch Mass
626 T -
Thrust
10586 kN
Family
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Name
Titan IIIC -
Family
Titan -
Variant
IIIC -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Titan IIIC
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
13100 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
3000 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
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 IIIC | DSP 10
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 6, 1982, 7:25 p.m.
Titan IIIC | Vortex 10
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Oct. 31, 1981, 9:22 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 9
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 16, 1981, 7:24 p.m.
Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 13 & 14
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 21, 1979, 2:09 a.m.
Titan IIIC | Vortex 9
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Oct. 1, 1979, 11:22 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 8
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 10, 1979, 1:39 p.m.
Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 11 & 12
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Dec. 14, 1978, 12:40 a.m.
Titan IIIC | Chalet 8
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 10, 1978, 7:08 p.m.
Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 9 & 10
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 25, 1978, 6:09 p.m.
Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 7 & 8
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 12, 1977, 2:26 p.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 7
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Feb. 6, 1977, 6 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 6
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 26, 1976, 3 a.m.
Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 15, 1976, 1:25 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 5
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Dec. 14, 1975, 5:15 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 5 & 6
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 20, 1975, 2:03 p.m.
Titan IIIC | ATS 6
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 30, 1974, 1 p.m.
Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 3 & 4
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Dec. 13, 1973, 11:57 p.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 4
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 12, 1973, 7:14 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 3
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
March 1, 1972, 9:39 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 1 & 2
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 3, 1971, 3:09 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 2
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 5, 1971, 7:43 a.m.
Titan IIIC | DSP 1
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 6, 1970, 10:35 a.m.
Titan IIIC | Vela 6A & 6B
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 8, 1970, 10:50 a.m.
Titan IIIC | Vela 5A & 5B
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
May 23, 1969, 7:57 a.m.
Titan IIIC | TACSAT 1
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Feb. 9, 1969, 9:09 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
TACSAT 1 (also TACOMSAT, Tactical Communications satellite) was the largest and most powerful communications satellite at the time when it was launched into synchronous orbit by a Titan-3C booster 9 February 1969, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The experimental tactical communications satellite was designed and built by Hughes Aircraft Company, under the direction of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization, for the Department of Defense.
Geosynchronous OrbitTitan IIIC | OV2-5
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sept. 26, 1968, 7:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The OV2 (Orbiting Vehicle 2) series satellites were originally built for project ARENTS (Advanced Research Environmental Test Satellite), which was intended to obtain supporting data for the Vela program. After the cancellation of the ARENTS program, the already built hardware was reused for OV2, a low-cost series of experimental satellites, which were to be launched for free on Titan-3C test flights to very different orbits.
Geosynchronous OrbitTitan IIIC | IDCSP 20 to 27
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 13, 1968, 2:03 p.m.
Titan IIIC | IDCSP 16 to 19
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
July 1, 1967, 1:15 p.m.
Titan IIIC | Vela 4A & 4B
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
April 28, 1967, 10:01 a.m.
Titan IIIC | IDCSP 8 to 15
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Jan. 18, 1967, 2:19 p.m.
Titan IIIC | Gemini B
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 3, 1966, 1:50 p.m.
Titan IIIC | IDCSP 8 to 14
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Aug. 26, 1966, 1:59 p.m.
Titan IIIC | IDCSP 1 to 7
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
June 16, 1966, 2 p.m.
Titan IIIC | OV2-3
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Dec. 21, 1965, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The OV2 (Orbiting Vehicle 2) series satellites were originally built for project ARENTS (Advanced Research Environmental Test Satellite), which was intended to obtain supporting data for the Vela program. After the cancellation of the ARENTS program, the already built hardware was reused for OV2, a low-cost series of experimental satellites, which were to be launched for free on Titan-3C test flights to very different orbits.
Elliptical OrbitTitan IIIC | OV2-1
Lockheed Martin | USACape Canaveral, FL, USA
Oct. 15, 1965, 5:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The OV2 (Orbiting Vehicle 2) series satellites were originally built for project ARENTS (Advanced Research Environmental Test Satellite), which was intended to obtain supporting data for the Vela program. After the cancellation of the ARENTS program, the already built hardware was reused for OV2, a low-cost series of experimental satellites, which were to be launched for free on Titan-3C test flights to very different orbits.
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