Titan 3E

Titan 3D with Centaur D-1T upper stage. Used by NASA for deep space missions in 1970's.

Manufacturer: Martin. Launches: 7. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 85.71%. First Launch Date: 1974-02-11. Last Launch Date: 1977-09-05. Launch data is: complete. LEO Payload: 15,400 kg (33,900 lb). to: 185 km Orbit. Payload: 3,700 kg (8,100 lb). to a: TransMars trajectory. Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi). Associated Spacecraft: Helios, Sphinx, Viking, Voyager. Liftoff Thrust: 10,586.800 kN (2,380,007 lbf). Total Mass: 632,970 kg (1,395,450 lb). Core Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Total Length: 48.00 m (157.00 ft). Launch Price $: 29.300 million. in: 1974 price dollars. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 72.500 million. in: 1985 unit dollars.

• Stage Number: 0. 2 x Stage: Titan UA1205 . Gross Mass: 226,233 kg (498,758 lb). Empty Mass: 33,798 kg (74,511 lb). Thrust (vac): 5,849.411 kN (1,315,000 lbf). Isp: 263 sec. Burn time: 115 sec. Isp(sl): 238 sec. Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Span: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Length: 25.91 m (85.00 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: UA1205. Status: Out of production.

• Stage Number: 1. 1 x Stage: Titan 3A-1. Gross Mass: 116,573 kg (256,999 lb). Empty Mass: 5,443 kg (11,999 lb). Thrust (vac): 2,339.760 kN (525,999 lbf). Isp: 302 sec. Burn time: 147 sec. Isp(sl): 250 sec. Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Span: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Length: 22.28 m (73.09 ft). Propellants: N2O4/Aerozine-50. No Engines: 2. Engine: LR-87-11. Status: Out of production.

• Stage Number: 2. 1 x Stage: Titan 3A-2. Gross Mass: 29,188 kg (64,348 lb). Empty Mass: 2,653 kg (5,848 lb). Thrust (vac): 453.714 kN (101,999 lbf). Isp: 316 sec. Burn time: 205 sec. Isp(sl): 145 sec. Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Span: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Length: 7.90 m (25.90 ft). Propellants: N2O4/Aerozine-50. No Engines: 1. Engine: LR-91-11. Status: Out of production.

• Stage Number: 3. 1 x Stage: Centaur D/E. Gross Mass: 16,258 kg (35,842 lb). Empty Mass: 2,631 kg (5,800 lb). Thrust (vac): 131.222 kN (29,500 lbf). Isp: 444 sec. Burn time: 470 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Span: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Length: 9.60 m (31.40 ft). Propellants: Lox/LH2. No Engines: 2. Engine: RL-10A-3. Status: Study 1968.

1974 February 11 - 13:48 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC41. Launch Pad: LC41. Launch Vehicle: Titan 3E. Model: Titan IIIE. LV Configuration: Titan IIIE 23E-1 / Centaur D-1T E-1. FAILURE: Centaur LOX pump failure.

• Sphinx Nation: USA. Spacecraft: Sphinx. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F740211A. Decay Date: 1974-02-12. Space Plasma High Voltage Interaction Experiment. Payload carried on test flight of Titan 3E booster. References: 5, 126.

• Viking Dynamic Simulator Nation: USA. Payload: VDS. Spacecraft: Viking. Agency: USAF. COSPAR: F740211B. References: 279.

• Helios 1 Nation: Germany. Mass: 370 kg (810 lb). Class: Solar. Spacecraft: Helios. Agency: DFVLR. COSPAR: 1974-097A. USAF Sat Cat: 7567. Solar probe. Solar Orbit (Heliocentric). Launched by the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Helios A (Helios I). Heliocentric orbit 190 days, 0.309 x 0.985 AU x 0 deg. Exploration of the interplanetary space between the earth and the sun and study of solar influences on that area.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Viking 1 Orbiter Nation: USA. Payload: Viking 1. Mass: 3,399 kg (7,493 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Spacecraft: Viking. Agency: NASA JPL. COSPAR: 1975-075A. USAF Sat Cat: 8108. Combined Mars orbiter and lander mission; orbiter inserted in Mars orbit 6/19/76; lander soft landed on Martian surface 7/20/76Mars. Mars Orbit. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Viking 1 Lander Nation: USA. Payload: Viking 1. Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Spacecraft: Viking. Agency: NASA LaR. COSPAR: 1975-075C. USAF Sat Cat: 9024. Decay Date: 1976-07-20. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Viking 2 Orbiter Nation: USA. Mass: 3,399 kg (7,493 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Spacecraft: Viking. Agency: NASA JPL. COSPAR: 1975-083A. USAF Sat Cat: 8199. Combined Mars orbiter and lander mission; orbiter inserted in Mars orbit 8/7/76; lander soft landed on Martian surface 9/3/76Mars. Mars Orbit. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Viking 2 Lander Nation: USA. Class: Planetary. Type: Mars. Spacecraft: Viking. Agency: NASA LaR. COSPAR: 1975-083C. USAF Sat Cat: 9408. Decay Date: 1976-08-31. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Helios 2 Nation: Germany. Mass: 376 kg (828 lb). Class: Solar. Spacecraft: Helios. Agency: DFVLR. COSPAR: 1976-003A. USAF Sat Cat: 8582. Solar probe. Solar Orbit (Heliocentric). Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Voyager 2 Nation: USA. Payload: Voyager 2 [Star-37E]. Mass: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Outer Planets. Spacecraft: Voyager. Agency: NASA JPL. COSPAR: 1977-076A. USAF Sat Cat: 10271. Jupiter flyby 7/9/79, Saturn flyby 8/26/81, Uranus flyby 1/24/86, Neptune flyby 8/25/89. Solar system escape trajectory. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Voyager 1 Nation: USA. Payload: Voyager 1 [Star-37E]. Mass: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Class: Planetary. Type: Outer Planets. Spacecraft: Voyager. Agency: NASA JPL. COSPAR: 1977-084A. USAF Sat Cat: 10321. Jupiter flyby 3/5/79, Saturn flyby 11/12/80. Solar system escape trajectory. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

• Gatland, Kenneth, Missiles and Rockets, Macmillan, New York, 1975. ISBN: 0713735058. Covers rocketry of all nations. More at amazon.com...

• Titan Marketing Brochure, Martin Company, 1967.