The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II, had merged. It was used to carry payloads for the United States Air Force, NASA and NOAA. Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,900 kN
- Height
- 31.4 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Launch mass
- 117 t
- Stages
- 3
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- 3,600 kg
- GTO capacity
- —
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- —
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
13
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
92.3%
12 of 13
Current success streak
9
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
—
Between consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
- Titan II SLV | DMSP F-16 — Success
- Titan II SLV | Coriolis — Success
- Titan II SLV | NOAA 17 — Success
- Titan II SLV | NOAA 16 — Success
- Titan II SLV | DMSP F-15 — Success