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Family: Titan. Country: USA. Status: Study 1965.
Configuration of Titan 3B proposed by Martin in mid-1960's. Titan 3B for deep space missions with Centaur upper stage, Algol strapons for liftoff thrust augmentation. Never flown.
SpecificationsLEO Payload: 6,600 kg. to: 185 km Orbit. Payload: 1,900 kg. to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory. Liftoff Thrust: 308,400 kgf. Total Mass: 225,650 kg. Core Diameter: 3.1 m. Total Length: 52.0 m. Launch Price $: 14.00 million. in 1965 price dollars.
- Stage Number: 0. 2 x Algol 2 Gross Mass: 11,600 kg. Empty Mass: 1,650 kg. Thrust (vac): 57,537 kgf. Isp: 255 sec. Burn time: 47 sec. Isp(sl): 232 sec. Diameter: 1.0 m. Span: 1.0 m. Length: 9.1 m. Propellants: Solid No Engines: 1. Algol 2
- 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 Centaur D/E Gross Mass: 16,258 kg. Empty Mass: 2,631 kg. Thrust (vac): 13,381 kgf. Isp: 444 sec. Burn time: 470 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 3.1 m. Span: 3.1 m. Length: 9.6 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 2. RL-10A-3
- Stage Number: 4. 1 x Burner 2 Gross Mass: 774 kg. Empty Mass: 116 kg. Thrust (vac): 4,441 kgf. Isp: 285 sec. Burn time: 42 sec. Isp(sl): 220 sec. Diameter: 0.7 m. Span: 0.7 m. Length: 0.8 m. Propellants: Solid No Engines: 1. Star 37
Titan 3BAS2 Chronology
- 1960 -
- Configuration of Titan 3B proposed by Martin in mid-1960's. Titan 3B for deep space missions with Centaur upper stage, Algol strapons for liftoff thrust augmentation. Never flown.
Bibliography:- 223 - Titan Marketing Brochure, Martin Company, 1967.
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