Titan IIID

The Titan IIID or Titan 3D was an American expendable launch system, part of the Titan rocket family. Titan IIID was flown 22 times with KH-9 and KH-11 satellites between 1971 and 1982, all successful launches.[1] Essentially a Titan IIIC with the Transstage removed, it was designed for heavy LEO payloads.

Titan IIID
Launch of a Titan IIID
FunctionExpendable launch system
ManufacturerMartin Marietta
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height36 m (118 ft)
Diameter3.05 m (10.0 ft)
Mass612,990 kg (1,351,410 lb)
StagesTwo
Capacity
Payload to LEO12,300 kg (27,100 lb)
Associated rockets
FamilyTitan
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesSLC-4E, Vandenberg AFB
Total launches22
Successes22
First flight15 June 1971
Last flight17 November 1982
Boosters (Stage 0) – UA1205
No. boostersTwo
Thrust5,849 kN (1,315,000 lbf)
Specific impulse263 sec
Burn time115 seconds
FuelSolid
First stage
Engines2 LR87-11
Thrust2,340 kN (530,000 lbf)
Specific impulse302 sec
Burn time147 seconds
FuelN2O4 / Aerozine 50
Second stage
Engines1 LR91-11
Thrust454 kN (102,000 lbf)
Specific impulse316 sec
Burn time205 seconds
FuelN2O4 / Aerozine 50

The Titan IIID first flew on 15 June 1971, launching the first KH-9 satellite.[2] It was retired from service in 1982, and replaced by the uprated Titan 34D. All launches occurred from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Launch history
Main article: List of Titan launches
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References
  1. Krebs, Gunter. "Titan-3D". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. Wade, Mark. "Titan". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

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