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Titan family

Titan 402A IUS

RetiredUnited StatesLockheed MartinSpec: 402A IUS

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 flown3
Success rate100%3/3
Payload to LEO21,680kg
Maiden flight1989-06-14
Peak year19891 flight

Titan 402A IUS is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States. It first flew on 14 June 1989 and last flew on 22 December 1994.

Flight record

3 records
100% success rate3 of 3 flown
1989peak 1989 · 1 flight1994
First flight1989-06-14
Latest flight1994-12-22
Failures0
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround516d 11h

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit21,680kg

Vehicle

402A IUS spec
Stages3
Length54m
Diameter3.05m
Launch mass910t
Liftoff thrust14,200kN
Maiden flight1989-06-14
ReusableNo

Pads used

2 pads
Space Launch Complex 412Space Launch Complex 401

Orbits delivered

1 orbit
Geostationary Orbit3

Launch history

3 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
1994-12-22Titan 402A IUS | DSP 17Space Launch Complex 40Geostationary OrbitSuccess
1990-11-13Titan 402A IUS | DSP 15Space Launch Complex 41Geostationary OrbitSuccess
1989-06-14Titan 402A IUS | DSP 14Space Launch Complex 41Geostationary OrbitSuccess

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