Titan 3A - Titan 3A - COSPAR 1965-008 21,243 bytes. 138 x 525 pixels.

Titan with Transtage third stage. Core for Titan 3C.

Launches: 4. Failures: 1. Success Rate: 75.00% pct. First Launch Date: 01 September 1964. Last Launch Date: 06 May 1965. LEO Payload: 3,100 kg. to: 185 km Orbit. Liftoff Thrust: 197,510 kgf. Total Mass: 161,730 kg. Core Diameter: 3.1 m. Total Length: 42.0 m. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 30.74 million. in 1985 unit dollars.

• Stage Number: 1. 1 x Titan 3A-1 Gross Mass: 116,573 kg. Empty Mass: 5,443 kg. Thrust (vac): 238,590 kgf. Isp: 302 sec. Burn time: 147 sec. Isp(sl): 250 sec. Diameter: 3.1 m. Span: 3.1 m. Length: 22.3 m. Propellants: N2O4/Aerozine-50 No Engines: 2. LR-87-11

• Stage Number: 2. 1 x Titan 3A-2 Gross Mass: 29,188 kg. Empty Mass: 2,653 kg. Thrust (vac): 46,266 kgf. Isp: 316 sec. Burn time: 205 sec. Isp(sl): 145 sec. Diameter: 3.1 m. Span: 3.1 m. Length: 7.9 m. Propellants: N2O4/Aerozine-50 No Engines: 1. LR-91-11

• Stage Number: 3. 1 x Titan Transtage Gross Mass: 12,247 kg. Empty Mass: 1,950 kg. Thrust (vac): 7,257 kgf. Isp: 311 sec. Burn time: 440 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 3.1 m. Span: 3.1 m. Length: 4.6 m. Propellants: N2O4/Aerozine-50 No Engines: 2. AJ10-138

• Titan 3A Transtage 1 Payload: Transtage 2.

• Titan 3A Transtage 2 Payload: Transtage 1. Mass: 4,077 kg.

  Launch vehicle test. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• LES 1 Spacecraft: LES. Mass: 31 kg.

  Lincoln Experimental Satellite; communications experiments. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• LCS 1 Spacecraft: LCS. Mass: 34 kg.

  Aluminum sphere used for radar calibration. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• Titan 3A Transtage 4 Payload: Transtage 6.

  Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• LES 2 Spacecraft: LES. Mass: 37 kg.

  Experimental commsat. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

• 22 - Gatland, Kenneth, Manned Spacecraft, Macmillan, New York, 1968.
• 223 - Titan Marketing Brochure, Martin Company, 1967.

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Titan 3A Credit: © Mark Wade. 2,146 bytes. 59 x 565 pixels.

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Titan LVs Small Credit: © Mark Wade. 5,757 bytes. 373 x 293 pixels.

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Titan 3A Large Credit: © Mark Wade. 669 bytes. 28 x 225 pixels.

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