Titan IIIC

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Titan IIIC was a U.S. Air Force heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used primarily in the 1960s and 1970s to place military and experimental payloads into orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
developedFor U.S. Air Force ⓘ
developmentStartDecade 1960s ⓘ
diameter 3.05 m ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1965-06-18 ⓘ
firstStageEngineType LR-87 ⓘ
fuelFirstAndSecondStages Aerozine 50 and nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ
height 42 m ⓘ
lastFlightDate 1982-03-06 ⓘ
launchComplex Launch Complex 40 ⓘ
Launch Complex 41 ⓘ
launchConfiguration two solid rocket boosters plus two liquid stages and optional upper stage ⓘ
launchMass 626000 kg ⓘ
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ⓘ
manufacturer Martin Marietta ⓘ
notableFeature large solid rocket boosters attached to a Titan II core ⓘ
numberOfFailures 3 ⓘ
numberOfLaunches 36 ⓘ
numberOfSuccessfulLaunches 33 ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
partOfFamily Titan rocket family ⓘ
payloadToGTO ~3,600 kg ⓘ
payloadToLEO ~13,100 kg ⓘ
predecessor Titan IIIB ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
primaryUse experimental payload launches ⓘ
military payload launches ⓘ
propulsionType liquid and solid propellant ⓘ
secondStageEngineType LR-91 ⓘ
solidRocketBooster UA1205 ⓘ
UA1206 ⓘ
stages 3 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Titan 34D ⓘ
Titan IIID ⓘ
upperStageOption Transtage ⓘ
upperStageRole injection into high-energy orbits ⓘ
usedFor Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellites ⓘ
IDCSP communications satellites ⓘ
Jumpseat signals intelligence satellites ⓘ
MOL-related test payloads ⓘ
NAVSTAR GPS experimental satellites ⓘ
TACSAT communications satellite ⓘ
Vela nuclear test detection satellites ⓘ
usedInDecade 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

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Titan IIIE → developedFrom → Titan IIIC ⓘ
Titan IIIE-Centaur → firstStage → Titan III core stage ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
Rocket Park → hasExhibit → Gemini-Titan rocket ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
LR-87 → developedFor → Titan III launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
LR-87 → usedOn → Titan IIIC ⓘ
LR-87 → usedOn → Titan IIID ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
LR-87 → usedOn → Titan 34D ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
LR-91 → usedOnVariant → Titan IIIC ⓘ
LR-91 → usedOnVariant → Titan 34D ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
Titan IIIC → predecessor → Titan IIIB ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
Titan III → familyMember → Titan IIIC ⓘ
Titan III → hasVariant → Titan IIIC ⓘ
subject linked to: Titan rocket family
Defense Support Program → launchVehicle → Titan IIIC ⓘ
subject linked to: DSP
X-20 Dyna-Soar → launchVehiclePlanned → Titan IIIC ⓘ
subject linked to: X-20
Titan II launch vehicle → successor → Titan III launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
Aerozine 50 → isUsedIn → Titan III rocket ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
Defense Satellite Communications System → launchVehicle → Titan IIIC ⓘ
Jumpseat signals intelligence satellites → launchVehicle → Titan III rocket ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC
Transtage → usedOn → Titan IIIC ⓘ
Launch Complex 40 → launchVehicle → Titan IIIC ⓘ
Titan IIIA → successor → Titan IIIC ⓘ
Titan 34D → developedFrom → Titan IIIC ⓘ
Titan IIID → developedFrom → Titan IIIC ⓘ
Titan II → familyMember → Titan II SLV ⓘ
linked to: Titan IIIC