Titan family
Commercial Titan III
The Commercial Titan III, also known as CT-3 or CT-III, was an American expendable launch system, developed by Martin Marietta during the late 1980s and flown four times during the early 1990s. It was derived from the Titan 34D, and was originally proposed as a medium-lift expendable launch system for the US Air Force, who selected the Delta II instead. Development was continued as a commercial launch system, and the first rocket flew in 1990. Due to higher costs than contemporary rockets such as the Ariane 4, orders were not forthcoming, and the CT-3 was retired in 1992.
Commercial Titan III is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States. It first flew on 1 January 1990 and last flew on 25 September 1992.
Flight record
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 14,742kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 4,990kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 47.3m |
| Diameter | 3.05m |
| Launch mass | 680t |
| Maiden flight | 1990-01-01 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-09-25 | Commercial Titan III | Mars Observer | Space Launch Complex 40 | Heliocentric N/A | Success |
| 1990-06-23 | Commercial Titan III | Intelsat 604 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-03-14 | Commercial Titan III | Intelsat 603 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1990-01-01 | Commercial Titan III | Skynet 4A & JCSat 2 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia