Rocket family
Titan
United States1964 to 2005Titan grows from an American intercontinental ballistic missile into the heavy lifter of the Cold War. The Titan II carries the Gemini crews, and the Titan III and Titan IV, with huge solid boosters, launch the largest reconnaissance and early-warning satellites as well as NASA's Viking landers, both Voyagers and Cassini. The last Titan flies in 2005.
- Launches
- 219
- Success rate
- 93%
- 16 failures
- First flight
- 1964
- Titan II GLV
- Last flight
- 2005
- Titan 404B
- Rocket types
- 25
Launches per year
Show as table
| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 3 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1966 | 11 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1971 | 8 |
| 1972 | 9 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1975 | 9 |
| 1976 | 9 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
Titan rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titan II GLV | 1964 to 1966 | 11 | 100% | 33.2 m | 3,850 kg |
| Titan IIIA | 1964 to 1965 | 4 | 75% | 42 m | 3,100 kg |
| Titan IIIC | 1965 to 1982 | 36 | 94% | 42 m | 13,100 kg |
| Titan IIIB | 1966 to 1969 | 22 | 95% | 45 m | 3,000 kg |
| Titan 23B | 1969 to 1971 | 9 | 100% | 45 m | 3,000 kg |
| Titan 33B | 1971 to 1973 | 3 | 67% | 45 m | 3,000 kg |
| Titan IIID | 1971 to 1982 | 22 | 100% | 36 m | 12,300 kg |
| Titan 24B | 1971 to 1984 | 23 | 91% | 45 m | 3,000 kg |
| Titan IIIE | 1974 to 1977 | 7 | 86% | 48.8 m | 15,400 kg |
| Titan 34B | 1975 to 1987 | 11 | 100% | 48 m | 3,500 kg |
| Titan 34D IUS | 1982 | 1 | 100% | 52.4 m | 12,500 kg |
| Titan 34D | 1983 to 1988 | 7 | 71% | 50 m | 14,515 kg |
| Titan 34D Transtage | 1984 to 1989 | 7 | 100% | 50 m | 12,500 kg |
| Titan II SLV | 1988 to 2003 | 13 | 92% | 34.6 m | 3,600 kg |
| Titan 402A IUS | 1989 to 1994 | 3 | 100% | 54 m | 21,680 kg |
| Commercial Titan III | 1990 to 1992 | 4 | 75% | 47.3 m | 14,742 kg |
| Titan 405A | 1990 to 1996 | 2 | 100% | 54 m | 17,700 kg |
| Titan 403A | 1991 to 1997 | 5 | 80% | 54 m | 17,700 kg |
| Titan 404A | 1992 to 1996 | 3 | 100% | 54 m | 17,700 kg |
| Titan 401A Centaur | 1994 to 1998 | 9 | 89% | 63.1 m | 21,680 kg |
| Titan 402B IUS | 1997 to 2004 | 5 | 80% | 54 m | 21,680 kg |
| Titan IVB/Centaur | 1997 to 2003 | 7 | 86% | 62.2 m | 21,680 kg |
| Titan 404B | 1999 to 2005 | 3 | 100% | 54 m | 21,680 kg |
| Titan 403B | 2000 | 1 | 100% | 54 m | 21,680 kg |
| Titan 405B | 2005 | 1 | 100% | 54 m | 14,500 kg |