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Titan 23B
Titan 23B - Titan 23B - COSPAR 1977-019

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Family: Titan. Country: USA. Status: Hardware. Department of Defence Designation: SLV-5B.

Standard Titan core with Agena upper stage. Found to be more cost effective and higher performance than using Transtage.


Specifications

Launches: 59. Failures: 4. Success Rate: 93.22% pct. First Launch Date: 29 July 1966. Last Launch Date: 17 April 1984. LEO Payload: 3,300 kg. to: 185 km Orbit. Liftoff Thrust: 197,510 kgf. Total Mass: 156,540 kg. Core Diameter: 3.1 m. Total Length: 45.0 m. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 24.94 million. in 1985 unit dollars.


Titan 3B Chronology


1966 Jun 29 - Launch Site: Vandenberg .
1966 Jul 29 - - 18:43 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-1 / Agena D s/n 4751. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1966 Sep 28 - - 19:12 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-2 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1966 Dec 14 - - 18:14 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-3 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1967 Feb 24 - - 19:55 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-4 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1967 Apr 26 - - 18:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-5 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W. FAILURE: Failure.
1967 Jun 20 - - 16:19 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-8 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1967 Aug 16 - - 17:02 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-9 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1967 Sep 19 - - 18:28 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-10 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1967 Oct 25 - - 19:15 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-11 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1967 Dec 5 - - 17:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-12 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1968 Jan 18 - - 19:04 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-13 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1968 Mar 13 - - 19:55 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-14 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1968 Apr 17 - - 17:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-15 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1968 Jun 5 - - 17:31 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-16 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1968 Aug 6 - - 16:33 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-17 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1968 Sep 10 - - 18:30 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-18 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1968 Nov 6 - - 19:10 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-19 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1968 Dec 4 - - 19:23 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-20 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1969 Jan 22 - - 19:10 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-6 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1969 Mar 4 - - 19:30 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-7 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1969 Apr 15 - - 17:30 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-21 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1969 Jun 3 - - 16:49 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-22 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1969 Aug 23 - - 16:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-23 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1969 Oct 24 - - 18:10 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-24 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1970 Jan 14 - - 18:43 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-25 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1970 Apr 15 - - 15:52 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-26 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1970 Jun 25 - - 14:50 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-27 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1970 Aug 18 - - 14:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-28 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1970 Oct 23 - - 17:40 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 3B s/n 3B-29 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1971 Jan 21 - - 18:28 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 23B s/n 3B-30 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1971 Mar 21 - - 03:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 33B s/n 3B-36 (33B-1) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1971 Apr 22 - - 15:30 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 23B s/n 3B-31 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1971 Aug 12 - - 15:30 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-32 (24B-1) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1971 Oct 23 - - 17:16 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-33 (24B-2) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1972 Feb 16 - - 09:59 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 33B s/n 3B-37 (33B-2?) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W. FAILURE: Failure.
1972 Feb 16 - LV Configuration: Titan 3(33)B Agena-D. Launch Site: Vandenberg .
1972 Mar 17 - - 17:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-34 (24B-3?) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1972 May 20 - LV Configuration: Titan 3B Agena-D #. Launch Site: Vandenberg .
1972 May 20 - - 15:30 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-35 (24B-4?) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W. FAILURE: Failure.
1972 Sep 1 - - 17:44 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-39 (24B-5?) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1972 Dec 21 - - 17:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-40 (24B-6) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1973 May 16 - - 16:40 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-41 (24B-7) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1973 Jun 26 - - 17:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-43 (24B-9) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W. FAILURE: Failure.
1973 Aug 21 - - 16:07 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 33B s/n 3B-38 (33B-3) / Ascent Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1973 Sep 27 - - 17:15 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-42 (24B-8) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1974 Feb 13 - - 18:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-44 (24B-10) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1974 Jun 6 - - 16:30 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-45 (24B-11) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1974 Aug 14 - - 15:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-46 (24B-12) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1975 Apr 18 - - 16:48 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-48 (24B-14) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1975 Oct 9 - - 19:15 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 3B-47 (24B-13) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1976 Mar 26 - - 18:14 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-18 (3B-52) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1976 Sep 15 - - 18:50 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-17 (3B-51) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1977 Mar 13 - - 18:41 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-19 (3B-54) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1977 Sep 23 - - 18:34 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-23 (3B-58) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1979 May 28 - - 18:14 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-25 (3B-61) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1981 Feb 28 - - 21:07 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-24 (3B-59) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1982 Jan 21 - - 19:36 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-26 (3B-62) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1983 Apr 15 - - 18:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-27 (3B-63) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1984 Apr 17 - - 18:45 GMT. LV Configuration: Titan 24B s/n 24B-28 (3B-67) / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC4W.
1987 Feb 11 - Launch Site: Vandenberg .

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