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Titan IIIC

LMT RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
36
Success rate
94.4%
34 ok · 2 failed
Payload to LEO
13,100 kg
Payload to GTO
3,000 kg
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Status
Retired
First flight
18 Jun 1965
Reusable
No
Height
42 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch mass
626 t
Liftoff thrust
10,586 kN
Stages
3
Launch cost
—
Booster landings
—
About

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.