Titan family
Titan 401A Centaur
Titan IV was a family of heavy-lift space launch vehicles developed by Martin Marietta and operated by the United States Air Force from 1989 to 2005.
Flights flown9
Success rate88.9%8/9
Payload to LEO21,680kg
Maiden flight1994-02-07
Peak year19943 flights
Titan 401A Centaur is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States. It first flew on 7 February 1994 and last flew on 12 August 1998.
Flight record
88.9% success rate8 of 9 flown · 1 failed
1994peak 1994 · 3 flights1998
First flight1994-02-07
Latest flight1998-08-12
Failures1
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround56d 22h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 21,680kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 9,000kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 63.1m |
| Diameter | 3.05m |
| Launch mass | 868t |
| Liftoff thrust | 14,200kN |
| Maiden flight | 1994-02-07 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Orbit7Elliptical Orbit2
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-12 | Titan 401A Centaur | Mercury 16 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1997-11-08 | Titan 401A Centaur | NROL-4 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1996-04-24 | Titan 401A Centaur | Mercury 15 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-11-06 | Titan 401A Centaur | Milstar 2 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1995-07-10 | Titan 401A Centaur | Trumpet 2 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1995-05-14 | Titan 401A Centaur | Orion 3 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-08-27 | Titan 401A Centaur | Mercury 14 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1994-05-03 | Titan 401A Centaur | Trumpet 1 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1994-02-07 | Titan 401A Centaur | Milstar 1 | 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