Titan IIIC
Lockheed Martin
Details
Height
42 m
Diameter
3 m
GTO
3,000 kg
LEO
13,100 kg
Thrust at Liftoff
10,586 kN
Apogee
Unknown
Launch Cost
Unknown
Maiden Flight
June 18, 1965
Description
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.