Titan IIIE-Centaur

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expendable launch vehicle orbital launch vehicle

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.

Aliases (1)

Titan III-Centaur ×1

Statements (45)

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

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem computer → Voyager 2 →	launchVehicle
Titan IIIE ("Titan III-Centaur") →	alsoKnownAs