The Titan IIIA or Titan 3A was an American expendable launch system, launched four times in 1964 and 1965,[1] to test the Transtage upper stage which was intended for use on the larger Titan IIIC. The Transtage was mounted atop two core stages derived from the Titan II. The Titan IIIA was also used as the core of the Titan IIIC.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 1,941 kN
- Height
- 42 m
- Diameter
- 3.05 m
- Launch mass
- 161 t
- Stages
- 3
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- 3,100 kg
- GTO capacity
- —
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- —
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
4
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
75%
3 of 4
Current success streak
3
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 IIIA | LES 2 — Success
- Titan IIIA | LES 1 — Success
- Titan IIIA | Transtage 2 — Success
- Titan IIIA | Transtage 1 — Failure