Titan II ICBM

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The Titan II ICBM was a U.S. Cold War-era intercontinental ballistic missile known for its powerful two-stage liquid-fueled design and role as both a nuclear deterrent and the launch vehicle for NASA’s Gemini missions.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Titan II ICBM canonical 3
Gemini–Titan II 1
LGM-25C Titan II 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intercontinental ballistic missile
strategic missile
basedAt Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
surface form: Davis–Monthan Air Force Base

Little Rock Air Force Base
McConnell Air Force Base
conflict Cold War
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
deploymentMode underground silo
diameter approximately 3.05 meters
engineType hypergolic propellant
enteredService 1963
family Titan rocket family
firstFlight 1962
fuel Aerozine 50
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
launchMass approximately 150,000 kilograms
launchPlatform silo-based
launchVehicleDesignation Titan II GLV
length approximately 31 meters
locationOfTitanMissileMuseum near Tucson, Arizona
manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company
Martin Marietta
maximumRange approximately 15,000 kilometers
natoReportingName SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable)
notableAccident 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
numberOfSilos 54
oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide
preservedExamplesAt Titan Missile Museum
propulsionType liquid-fueled
retiredFromICBMService 1987
role ICBM
nuclear deterrent
space launch vehicle
safetyIssue risk of fuel leaks
toxic propellants
stages two-stage
successor LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM
surface form: LGM-30 Minuteman
usedAsLaunchVehicleFor Gemini 10
Gemini 11
Gemini 12
Gemini 3
Gemini 4
Gemini 5
Gemini 6A
Gemini 7
Gemini 8
Gemini 9A
usedBy United States Air Force
variantOf Titan II ICBM self-linksurface differs
surface form: SM-68B Titan II
warheadModel W-53
warheadType thermonuclear warhead
warheadYield 9 megatons of TNT

Referenced by (8)

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SM-65 Atlas successor Titan II ICBM
Titan II GLV derivedFrom Titan II ICBM
this entity surface form: LGM-25C Titan II
Strategic Air Command operatedWeaponSystem Titan II ICBM
this entity surface form: Titan ICBM
LR-87 usedOn Titan II ICBM
LR-91 usedInProgram Titan II ICBM
this entity surface form: Titan missile program
Titan II ICBM variantOf Titan II ICBM self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SM-68B Titan II
Titan II second stage usedOnVehicle Titan II ICBM
this entity surface form: Gemini–Titan II