Titan IIIC
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The Titan IIIC was an expendable launch system used by the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1982. It was the first Titan booster to feature large solid rocket motors and was planned to be used as a launcher for the Dyna-Soar, though the spaceplane was cancelled before it could fly. The majority of the launcher's payloads were DoD satellites, for military communications and early warning, though one flight (ATS-6) was performed by NASA. The Titan IIIC was launched exclusively from Cape Canaveral while its sibling, the Titan IIID, was launched only from Vandenberg AFB.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 10,586 kN
- Height
- 42 m
- Diameter
- 3 m
- Launch mass
- 626 t
- Stages
- 3
- LEO capacity
- 13,100 kg
- GTO capacity
- 3,000 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
First flight June 18, 1965 · latest March 6, 1982
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Titan IIIC flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1967 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 |