Titan II
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Titan II was a family of U.S. liquid-fueled rockets originally developed as intercontinental ballistic missiles and later adapted to launch NASA’s Gemini crewed spacecraft and various military and civilian payloads into orbit.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Titan II G | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
rocket family ⓘ |
| conversion | silo-based ICBMs converted to space launch vehicles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
hypergolic propellants
ⓘ
storable propellants ⓘ |
| developedFor | Cold War nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| developmentStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| enteredServiceAsICBM | 1963 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| familyMember |
LGM-25C Titan II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titan II GLV NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan II SLV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCrewedLaunchVehicleUse | Gemini 3 GENERATED ⓘ |
| fuelStorageCapability | long-term storable ⓘ |
| fuelTypeFirstStage | Aerozine 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelTypeSecondStage | Aerozine 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Glenn L. Martin Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
launch of Gemini 12
ⓘ
launch of Gemini 4 ⓘ launch of Gemini 8 ⓘ |
| operatorAsICBM | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorAsLaunchVehicle |
NASA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizerFirstStage | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| oxidizerSecondStage | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| retiredAsICBM | 1987 ⓘ |
| siloBased | true ⓘ |
| stageCount | 2 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | LGM-30 Minuteman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ICBM
ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. military NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
launching Gemini crewed spacecraft
ⓘ
launching civilian payloads ⓘ launching military payloads ⓘ launching reconnaissance satellites ⓘ launching research satellites ⓘ launching weather satellites ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Project Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadTypeWhenICBM | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Titan II G