Titan family
Titan IIIA
The Titan IIIA or Titan 3A was an American expendable launch system, launched four times in 1964 and 1965,[1] to test the Transtage upper stage which was intended for use on the larger Titan IIIC. The Transtage was mounted atop two core stages derived from the Titan II. The Titan IIIA was also used as the core of the Titan IIIC.
Flights flown4
Success rate75%3/4
Payload to LEO3,100kg
Maiden flight1964-09-01
Peak year19642 flights
Titan IIIA is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States. It first flew on 1 September 1964 and last flew on 6 May 1965.
Flight record
75% success rate3 of 4 flown · 1 failed
1964peak 1964 · 2 flights1965
First flight1964-09-01
Latest flight1965-05-06
Failures1
Consecutive successes3
Fastest turnaround62d 22h
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 3,100kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 42m |
| Diameter | 3.05m |
| Launch mass | 161t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,941kN |
| Maiden flight | 1964-09-01 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit2Elliptical Orbit1Medium Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-05-06 | Titan IIIA | LES 2 | Space Launch Complex 20 | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1965-02-11 | Titan IIIA | LES 1 | Space Launch Complex 20 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-12-10 | Titan IIIA | Transtage 2 | Space Launch Complex 20 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-09-01 | Titan IIIA | Transtage 1 | Space Launch Complex 20 | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
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