Titan IIID

The Titan IIID or Titan 3D was an American expendable launch system, part of the Titan rocket family. Titan IIID was flown 22 times with KH-9 and KH-11 satellites between 1971 and 1982, all successful launches.[1] Essentially a Titan IIIC with the Transstage removed, it was designed for heavy LEO payloads.

Titan IIID
Launch of a Titan IIID
FunctionExpendable launch system
ManufacturerMartin Marietta
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height36 m (118 ft)
Diameter3.05 m (10.0 ft)
Mass612,990 kg (1,351,410 lb)
StagesTwo
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass12,300 kg (27,100 lb)
Associated rockets
FamilyTitan
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesSLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
Total launches22
Success(es)22
First flight15 June 1971
Last flight17 November 1982
Boosters (Stage 0) – UA1205
No. boostersTwo
Thrust5,849 kN (1,315,000 lbf)
Specific impulse263 sec
Burn time115 seconds
FuelSolid
First stage
Engines2 LR87-11
Thrust2,340 kN (530,000 lbf)
Specific impulse302 sec
Burn time147 seconds
FuelN2O4 / Aerozine 50
Second stage
Engines1 LR91-11
Thrust454 kN (102,000 lbf)
Specific impulse316 sec
Burn time205 seconds
FuelN2O4 / Aerozine 50

The Titan IIID first flew on 15 June 1971, launching the first KH-9 satellite.[2] It was retired from service in 1982, and replaced by the uprated Titan 34D. All launches occurred from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Launch history

References

  1. Krebs, Gunter. "Titan-3D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. Wade, Mark. "Titan". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

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