Commercial Titan III
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Commercial Titan III was a proposed U.S. expendable launch vehicle variant derived from the Titan III family, intended to serve the commercial satellite launch market.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
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proposed launch vehicle ⓘ |
| agencyInvolvement | U.S. Air Force (heritage systems) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boostersType | solid rocket motors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customerTypePlanned |
commercial satellite operators
ⓘ
international telecommunications companies ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Titan III family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
adapt military Titan technology for commercial use
ⓘ
reduce launch costs for commercial customers ⓘ |
| designHeritage |
Titan 34D
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titan IIIE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s ⓘ |
| family | Titan rocket family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelTypeCoreStage | Aerozine 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceSystemHeritage | Titan III guidance system ⓘ |
| intendedOrbitTypes |
geostationary transfer orbit
ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| intendedUse | commercial satellite launch market ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | core vehicle with optional solid boosters ⓘ |
| launchSitePlanned |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleClass | heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Martin Marietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketRole |
competitor to Ariane launch vehicles
ⓘ
competitor to Proton launch vehicles ⓘ |
| marketSegment | commercial geostationary satellite launches ⓘ |
| operatorPlanned | commercial launch service providers ⓘ |
| oxidizerCoreStage | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| payloadFairingType | large payload fairing for communications satellites ⓘ |
| programOutcome | never flown ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
liquid-fueled core stage
ⓘ
solid rocket boosters ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
competition from other launch providers
ⓘ
insufficient commercial demand ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Commercial Titan program
ⓘ
Titan IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reusability | expendable ⓘ |
| stageConfiguration | three-stage design ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| targetPayload | geostationary communications satellites ⓘ |
| technologyBase | Cold War-era ICBM-derived technology ⓘ |
| upperStageType | Centaur upper stage (planned option) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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