Titan IV launch vehicle
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The Titan IV launch vehicle was a heavy-lift expendable rocket used primarily by the United States Air Force to place large military and intelligence payloads into orbit from the late Cold War through the early 2000s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Titan IV program | 3 |
| Titan IV launch vehicle canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
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heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War-era space launch vehicle
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military space launch system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designGoal | to launch the heaviest U.S. national security payloads ⓘ |
| family | Titan rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCapability |
heavy-lift to low Earth orbit
ⓘ
launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration |
optional upper stage
ⓘ
two-stage core ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment |
equatorial and geosynchronous orbits from Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
polar orbits from Vandenberg ⓘ |
| launchSites |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleRole | strategic national security launcher ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePayloadType |
National Reconnaissance Office payloads
ⓘ
military communications satellites ⓘ missile warning satellites ⓘ reconnaissance satellites ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitTypesSupported |
geosynchronous orbit
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geosynchronous transfer orbit ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| predecessor | Titan III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEraOfUse |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ late Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid-fueled core stages
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solid rocket boosters ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
hypergolic liquid propellants in core stages
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solid propellant in strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| reusability | non-reusable ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Atlas V
NERFINISHED
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Delta IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperStageOptions |
Centaur upper stage
ⓘ
Inertial Upper Stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interplanetary missions
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launching intelligence payloads ⓘ launching large military payloads ⓘ placing payloads into Earth orbit ⓘ |
| user |
National Reconnaissance Office
NERFINISHED
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National Security Space Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Titan IV program