Titan IIIE-Centaur

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Titan IIIE-Centaur was a U.S. expendable launch vehicle that combined a Titan III booster with a high-energy Centaur upper stage to send deep-space probes such as Voyager 2 on interplanetary trajectories.

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Titan IIIE-Centaur canonical 4
Titan III-Centaur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle
orbital launch vehicle
boosterType Titan IIIE
configuration two-stage core with optional upper stage
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designFeature high-energy cryogenic upper stage for Earth-escape missions
developedFor NASA planetary missions
era 1970s
firstFlightDate 1974
firstStage Titan IIIC
surface form: Titan III core stage
fuelUpperStage liquid hydrogen
lastFlightDate 1977
launchComplex Cape Canaveral LC-41
surface form: Space Launch Complex 41
launchesFailed 1
launchesSuccessful 6
launchesTotal 7
launchServiceProvider United States Air Force
launchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
launchVehicleClass heavy-lift launch vehicle
launchVehicleFamily Titan III
surface form: Titan family
manufacturer Martin Marietta
missionProfile Earth-escape trajectories
heliocentric orbits
notableMission Helios program
Viking 1
surface form: Viking program

Voyager program
notablePayload Helios 1
Helios 2
Pioneer 11
Viking 1
Viking 2
Voyager 1
Voyager 2
operator NASA
United States Air Force
oxidizerUpperStage liquid oxygen
primaryRole launching deep-space probes
propulsionTypeUpperStage cryogenic
status retired
successor Titan IVB/Centaur
surface form: Titan IV-Centaur
upperStage Centaur
upperStageFamily Centaur
surface form: Centaur family
usedFor deep-space missions
interplanetary missions
planetary exploration

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Voyager 2 launchVehicle Titan IIIE-Centaur
Titan IIIE alsoKnownAs Titan IIIE-Centaur
this entity surface form: Titan III-Centaur
Viking 1 launchVehicle Titan IIIE-Centaur
Viking 2 launchVehicle Titan IIIE-Centaur