Titan family
Titan 34D
The Titan 34D was a United States expendable launch vehicle used to launch a number of satellites for military applications.
Flights flown7
Success rate71.4%5/7
Payload to LEO14,515kg
Cost per kg to LEO$10,334$150M per launch
Maiden flight1983-06-20
Peak year19842 flights
Titan 34D is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States. It first flew on 20 June 1983 and last flew on 6 November 1988.
Flight record
71.4% success rate5 of 7 flown · 2 failed
1983peak 1984 · 2 flights1988
First flight1983-06-20
Latest flight1988-11-06
Failures2
Consecutive successes2
Fastest turnaround161d 23h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 14,515kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 5,000kg |
| Launch cost | $150M |
| Cost per kg to LEO | $10,334 |
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 50m |
| Diameter | 3.05m |
| Launch mass | 723t |
| Liftoff thrust | 11,279kN |
| Maiden flight | 1983-06-20 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit7
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-11-06 | Titan 34D | KH-11 9 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1987-10-26 | Titan 34D | KH-11 8 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1986-04-18 | Titan 34D | KH-9 20 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1985-08-28 | Titan 34D | KH-11 7 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1984-12-04 | Titan 34D | KH-11 6 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1984-06-25 | Titan 34D | KH-9 19 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1983-06-20 | Titan 34D | KH-9 18 | Space Launch Complex 4E | Low Earth 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