Transtage
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Transtage was a liquid-fueled upper stage used on the Titan III family of rockets to place payloads into high orbits and enable complex orbital maneuvers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transtage canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liquid-fueled upper stage
ⓘ
rocket upper stage ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | hydrazine thrusters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engineDesignation | Aerojet AJ10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | pressure-fed ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| fuel | Aerozine 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Martin Marietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massClass | several metric tons ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| orbitTypeSupported |
geosynchronous orbit (via transfer)
ⓘ
geosynchronous transfer orbit ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ medium Earth orbit ⓘ |
| oxidizer | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
complex orbital maneuvers
ⓘ
deployment of multiple payloads ⓘ injection into high Earth orbits ⓘ orbit circularization ⓘ plane change maneuvers ⓘ |
| program | Titan III program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantStorage | storable propellants ⓘ |
| propellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| restartCapability | multiple restarts ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| thrustVacuum | about 16 kilonewtons per engine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geosynchronous transfer orbit missions
ⓘ
highly elliptical orbit missions ⓘ military communications satellites ⓘ navigation satellites ⓘ reconnaissance satellites ⓘ |
| usedInDecade |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Titan III rocket family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titan IIIC NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan IIID NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan IIIE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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