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Titan · IIID

Titan IIID

The Titan IIID or Titan 3D was an American expendable launch system, part of the Titan rocket family. Titan IIID was flown 22 times with KH-9 and KH-11 satellites between 1971 and 1982, all successful launches.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3.05 m

LEO capacity

12,300 kg

Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin

Total launches

22

Successful

22

Pending

0

Successful landings

0

Flight system

Built to move mass beyond the atmosphere.

Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.