Function | Expendable launch system |
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Manufacturer | Martin Marietta |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 36 m (118 ft) |
Diameter | 3.05 m (10.0 ft) |
Mass | 612,990 kg (1,351,410 lb) |
Stages | Two |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 12,300 kg (27,100 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Titan |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | SLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB |
Total launches | 22 |
Success(es) | 22 |
First flight | 15 June 1971 |
Last flight | 17 November 1982 |
Boosters (Stage 0) – UA1205 | |
No. boosters | Two |
Powered by | off |
Maximum thrust | 5,849 kN (1,315,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 263 sec |
Burn time | 115 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
First stage | |
Powered by | 2 LR87-11 |
Maximum thrust | 2,340 kN (530,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 302 sec |
Burn time | 147 seconds |
Propellant | N2O4 / Aerozine 50 |
Second stage | |
Powered by | 1 LR91-11 |
Maximum thrust | 454 kN (102,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 316 sec |
Burn time | 205 seconds |
Propellant | N2O4 / Aerozine 50 |
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 Transtage removed, it was designed for heavy LEO payloads.
The rocket had two UA1205 solid fuel boosters, the first stage was equipped with two LR-87-AJ11 engines and the second stage had a single LR-91-AJ11 engine.[1]
Part of the Titan rocket family, 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.