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Family: Titan. Country: USA. Status: Hardware.
Stretched Titan core, originally developed for Titan 3M MOL, with Agena upper stage.
SpecificationsLaunches: 11. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 90.91% pct. First Launch Date: 10 March 1975. Last Launch Date: 12 February 1987. LEO Payload: 3,500 kg. to: 185 km Orbit. Liftoff Thrust: 203,710 kgf. Total Mass: 188,520 kg. Core Diameter: 3.1 m. Total Length: 48.0 m. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 25.81 million. in 1985 unit dollars.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Titan 3B-1 Gross Mass: 139,935 kg. Empty Mass: 7,000 kg. Thrust (vac): 246,077 kgf. Isp: 302 sec. Burn time: 161 sec. Isp(sl): 250 sec. Diameter: 3.1 m. Span: 3.1 m. Length: 24.0 m. Propellants: N2O4/Aerozine-50 No Engines: 2. LR-87-11
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Titan 3B-2 Gross Mass: 37,560 kg. Empty Mass: 2,900 kg. Thrust (vac): 46,939 kgf. Isp: 316 sec. Burn time: 230 sec. Isp(sl): 145 sec. Diameter: 3.1 m. Span: 3.1 m. Length: 8.6 m. Propellants: N2O4/Aerozine-50 No Engines: 1. LR-91-11
- Stage Number: 3. 1 x Agena D Gross Mass: 6,821 kg. Empty Mass: 673 kg. Thrust (vac): 7,257 kgf. Isp: 300 sec. Burn time: 265 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 1.5 m. Span: 1.5 m. Length: 7.1 m. Propellants: Nitric acid/UDMH No Engines: 1. Bell 8096
Titan 34B Chronology
1975 Mar 10 - - 04:41 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 3B-50 (34B-1) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
- Jumpseat 4 Spacecraft: Jumpseat. Mass: 700 kg.
1976 Jun 2 - - 20:56 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-5 (3B-55) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
- SDS no. 1 Spacecraft: SDS. Payload: SDS no. 1. Mass: 700 kg.
1976 Aug 6 - - 22:21 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-6 (3B-56) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1978 Feb 25 - - 05:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-2 (3B-49) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
- Jumpseat 5 Spacecraft: Jumpseat. Mass: 700 kg.
1978 Aug 5 - - 05:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-7 (3B-57) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
- SDS no. 3 Spacecraft: SDS. Payload: SDS no. 3. Mass: 700 kg.
1980 Dec 13 - - 16:04 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-3 (3B-53) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
- SDS no. 4 Spacecraft: SDS. Payload: SDS no. 4. Mass: 700 kg.
1981 Apr 24 - - 21:32 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-8 (3B-60) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W. FAILURE: Partial Failure.
- Jumpseat 6 Spacecraft: Jumpseat. Mass: 700 kg.
SDS 4 not deployed.
1983 Jul 31 - - 15:41 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-9 (3B-65) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
- Jumpseat 7 Spacecraft: Jumpseat. Mass: 700 kg.
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1984 Aug 28 - - 18:03 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-4 (3B-64) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1985 Feb 6 - - 06:28 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-10 (3B-69) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1987 Feb 12 - - 06:40 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 34B s/n 34B-51 (3B-66) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
- USA 21 Spacecraft: SDS. Payload: SDS no. 7. Mass: 700 kg.
Bibliography:- 42 - Isakowitz, Steven J,, International Reference to Space Launch Systems Second Edition, AIAA, Washington DC, 1991.
- 61 - Wilson, Andrew, editor,, Jane's/Interavia Space Directory, Jane's Information Group, Coulsdon, Surrey, 1992 et al.
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