Titan family
Titan IIIC
The Titan IIIC was an expendable launch system used by the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1982. It was the first Titan booster to feature large solid rocket motors and was planned to be used as a launcher for the Dyna-Soar, though the spaceplane was cancelled before it could fly. The majority of the launcher's payloads were DoD satellites, for military communications and early warning, though one flight (ATS-6) was performed by NASA. The Titan IIIC was launched exclusively from Cape Canaveral while its sibling, the Titan IIID, was launched only from Vandenberg AFB.
Titan IIIC is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States. It first flew on 18 June 1965 and last flew on 6 March 1982.
Flight record
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 13,100kg |
|---|---|
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 3,000kg |
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 42m |
| Diameter | 3m |
| Launch mass | 626t |
| Liftoff thrust | 10,586kN |
| Maiden flight | 1965-06-18 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
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Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-03-06 | Titan IIIC | DSP 10 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1981-10-31 | Titan IIIC | Vortex 10 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1981-03-16 | Titan IIIC | DSP 9 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1979-11-21 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 13 & 14 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1979-10-01 | Titan IIIC | Vortex 9 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1979-06-10 | Titan IIIC | DSP 8 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1978-12-14 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 11 & 12 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1978-06-10 | Titan IIIC | Chalet 8 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Medium Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1978-03-25 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 9 & 10 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Failure |
| 1977-05-12 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 7 & 8 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1977-02-06 | Titan IIIC | DSP 7 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1976-06-26 | Titan IIIC | DSP 6 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1976-03-15 | Titan IIIC | LES 8, 9 & Solrad 11A, 11B | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1975-12-14 | Titan IIIC | DSP 5 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1975-05-20 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 5 & 6 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1974-05-30 | Titan IIIC | ATS 6 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1973-12-13 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 3 & 4 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1973-06-12 | Titan IIIC | DSP 4 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1972-03-01 | Titan IIIC | DSP 3 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1971-11-03 | Titan IIIC | DSCS-2 1 & 2 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1971-05-05 | Titan IIIC | DSP 2 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1970-11-06 | Titan IIIC | DSP 1 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Geostationary Orbit | Success |
| 1970-04-08 | Titan IIIC | Vela 6A & 6B | Space Launch Complex 40 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-05-23 | Titan IIIC | Vela 5A & 5B | Space Launch Complex 41 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-02-09 | Titan IIIC | TACSAT 1 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1968-09-26 | Titan IIIC | OV2-5 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1968-06-13 | Titan IIIC | IDCSP 20 to 27 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1967-07-01 | Titan IIIC | IDCSP 16 to 19 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1967-04-28 | Titan IIIC | Vela 4A & 4B | Space Launch Complex 41 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-01-18 | Titan IIIC | IDCSP 8 to 15 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1966-11-03 | Titan IIIC | Gemini B | Space Launch Complex 40 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-08-26 | Titan IIIC | IDCSP 8 to 14 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geosynchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 1966-06-16 | Titan IIIC | IDCSP 1 to 7 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Geosynchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1965-12-21 | Titan IIIC | OV2-3 | Space Launch Complex 41 | Elliptical Orbit | Success |
| 1965-10-15 | Titan IIIC | OV2-1 | Space Launch Complex 40 | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-06-18 | Titan IIIC | Transtage 5 | Space Launch Complex 40 | 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