Titan family
Titan II SLV
The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II, had merged. It was used to carry payloads for the United States Air Force, NASA and NOAA. Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.
Titan II SLV is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States. It first flew on 5 September 1988 and last flew on 18 October 2003.
Flight record
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 3,600kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 31.4m |
| Diameter | 3.05m |
| Launch mass | 117t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,900kN |
| Maiden flight | 1988-09-05 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-18 | Titan II SLV | DMSP F-16 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2003-01-06 | Titan II SLV | Coriolis | Space Launch Complex 4W | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2002-06-24 | Titan II SLV | NOAA 17 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 2000-09-21 | Titan II SLV | NOAA 16 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1999-12-12 | Titan II SLV | DMSP F-15 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1999-06-20 | Titan II SLV | QuikScat | Space Launch Complex 4W | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1998-05-13 | Titan II SLV | NOAA 15 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1997-04-04 | Titan II SLV | DMSP-5D2 F14 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1994-01-25 | Titan II SLV | Clementine 1 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Lunar Orbit | Success |
| 1993-10-05 | Titan II SLV | Landsat 6 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1992-04-25 | Titan II SLV | P-11 5105 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1989-09-06 | Titan II SLV | P-11 5104 | Space Launch Complex 4W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1988-09-05 | Titan II SLV | P-11 5103 | Space Launch Complex 4W | 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