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Commercial Titan 3
Part of Titan
American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial version of Titan 34D military booster. It differed in having a lengthened second stage and a 4 m diameter payload shroud to handle shuttle-class or Ariane-type dual payloads.

Status: Retired 1992. First Launch: 1990-01-01. Last Launch: 1992-09-25. Number: 4 . Payload: 14,515 kg (32,000 lb). Thrust: 12,450.00 kN (2,798,870 lbf). Gross mass: 680,000 kg (1,490,000 lb). Height: 47.30 m (155.10 ft). Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Span: 9.20 m (30.10 ft). Apogee: 40,000 km (24,000 mi).

The design originated as the losing Martin submission for the USAF Medium Launch Vehicle competition (which was awarded to Douglas for their Delta 7000 series in January 1987). However commercial buyers had already booked flights on the booster in September 1986. Availability was however restricted due to renovation of Cape Canaveral pad 40 from July 1990 to 1992.

LEO Payload: 14,515 kg (32,000 lb). Payload: 1,850 kg (4,070 lb) to a GTO. Launch Price $: 136.600 million in 1992 dollars.


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Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Spacecraft: Skynet, ECS/OTS, HS 393, Mars Observer. Projects: Intelsat, JCSAT. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC40. Stages: Titan 3B-1, Titan 3B-2, UA1206, SRM-1, SRM-2. Agency: Martin.

1990 January 1 - . 00:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Commercial Titan 3.
1990 March 14 - . 11:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Commercial Titan 3. FAILURE: Second stage failed to separate due to a wiring error in the stage separation electronics, stranding the payload in low earth orbit.. Failed Stage: 2.
1990 June 23 - . 11:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Commercial Titan 3.
1992 September 25 - . 17:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Commercial Titan 3.

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