Titan IIIA

In-active

Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Sept. 1, 1964

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    42.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.05 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.05 m
  • Launch Mass
    161.0 T
  • Thrust
    1941.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Titan IIIA
  • Family
  • Variant
    IIIA
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Titan IIIA
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    3100.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Lockheed Martin

Commercial
None
LMT 1953

Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.

Titan IIIA | LES 2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 6, 1965, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.

Elliptical Orbit
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Titan IIIA | LES 1

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 11, 1965, 3:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Experimental communications satellite featuring a single X-band transponder and an 8-horn electronically switched antenna.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIA | Transtage 2

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 10, 1964, 4:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Test flights of the cryogenic Transtage stage.

Low Earth Orbit
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Titan IIIA | Transtage 1

Lockheed Martin | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 1, 1964, 3 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Test flights of the cryogenic Transtage stage.

Low Earth Orbit
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