Titan I
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Titan I was the United States’ first-generation liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as an early space launch vehicle during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Titan I canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
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liquid-fueled rocket ⓘ space launch vehicle ⓘ |
| category | first-generation U.S. ICBM ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Cold War arms race ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentMode |
hardened launch complex
ⓘ
underground silo with elevator lift ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Glenn L. Martin Company
NERFINISHED
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United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1962 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1959-02-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Titan II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | RP-1 kerosene ⓘ |
| guidanceType | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to U.S. strategic missile capability in early 1960s
ⓘ
early step in U.S. heavy-lift launch vehicle development ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | two-stage, tandem-stacked configuration ⓘ |
| launchMethod | silo-lift launch ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Glenn L. Martin Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
adapted from military missile to space launcher
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first U.S. multistage ICBM deployed in silos ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOf | Titan rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Atlas missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType | cryogenic oxidizer with storable fuel ⓘ |
| propulsion | liquid-fueled rocket engines ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1965 ⓘ |
| role |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorRole | replaced in ICBM role by Titan II ⓘ |
| technology | two-stage liquid propulsion with LOX/RP-1 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
booster for early space launches
ⓘ
test vehicle for Titan II technologies ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
operational missile squadrons
ⓘ
research and development launches ⓘ |
| usedInProgram |
U.S. ICBM program
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early U.S. space program ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
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