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Titan IIIC

36FLIGHTS
94.4%SUCCESS
2FAILURES
8STREAK
Jun 1965FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT42 m
DIAMETER3 m
LAUNCH MASS626 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST10,586 kN
STAGES3

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.

13,100 kg
TO LEO
28,886 lbs
3,000 kg
TO GTO
6,615 lbs
10,586
KILONEWTONS
2,379,828
POUNDS-FORCE
~14,196
HORSEPOWER
Height42 m (138 ft)
Diameter3 m (9.8 ft)
Launch Mass626 kg (1,380 lbs)
Stages3