List of Titan launches

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This is a list of launches made by the LGM-25 Titan ICBMs, and their derivatives.

Launch statistics[]

Rockets from the Titan family accumulated 368 launches between 1959 and 2005, 322 of which were successful, yielding a 87.5% success rate.

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15
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1959
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success

Launches[]

Date/Time (GMT) Configuration Serial Numbers Launch Site Trajectory Result Payload Remarks

1959[]

6 February
21:22 		Titan I A-3 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success First flight of Titan I, Battleship second stage
25 February
19:45 		Titan I A-5 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success Battleship second stage
3 April
17:11 		Titan I A-4 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success Battleship second stage
4 May
18:30 		Titan I A-6 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success Battleship second stage
14 August
16:00 		Titan I B-5 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Failure Premature umbilical release caused a shutdown command to be sent at T+5 seconds. Missile fell back onto the pad and exploded.[1]
12 December
17:11 		Titan I C-3 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Vibration accidentally set off the RSO destruct charges at liftoff.[1][2]

1960[]

2 February
18:08 		Titan I B-7A CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
5 February
21:46 		Titan I C-4 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Guidance compartment collapsed at T+52 seconds. Missile destroyed itself T+56 seconds.
24 February Titan I G-4 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
8 March
18:00 		Titan I C-1 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Second stage failed to start. Stuck valve prevented operation of the gas generator.
22 March Titan I G-5 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
8 April Titan I C-5 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Success
21 April
20:55 		Titan I G-6 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
28 April
20:18 		Titan I C-6 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Success
13 May
21:25 		Titan I G-7 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
27 May
17:20 		Titan I G-9 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Success
24 June Titan I G-10 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
1 July
17:29 		Titan I J-2 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Broken hydraulic line led to loss of control. RSO T+11 seconds.
28 July
21:38 		Titan I J-4 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Premature first stage shutdown. LOX valve accidentally closed, terminating thrust.
10 August
22:46 		Titan I J-7 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
30 August Titan I J-5 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
28 September Titan I J-8 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
29 September
14:20 		Titan I G-8 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
7 October
15:50 		Titan I J-3 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
24 October
23:16 		Titan I J-6 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
4 December
05:35 		Titan I V-2 VAFB OSTF Suborbital Failure Silo elevator collapsed. Missile fell back into the silo and exploded.
20 December Titan I J-9 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Second stage gas generator failed to start.

1961[]

20 January
20:53 		Titan I AJ-10 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Failure Improper disconnect of a pad umbilical prevented second stage ignition.
10 February
05:55 		Titan I AJ-11 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
20 February Titan I AJ-13 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
3 March Titan I AJ-12 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Second stage turbopump failure
28 March Titan I AJ-14 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
31 March
19:42 		Titan I AJ-15 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure First stage turbopump failure
3 May Titan I VS-1 VAFB Suborbital Success Missile intentionally destroyed at T+180 seconds as a test of the range safety system.
23 May Titan I AJ-16 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
24 June
03:28 		Titan I M-1 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Failure Second stage hydraulics failure.
21 July
02:00 		Titan I AJ-18 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
25 July
19:05 		Titan I M-2 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
4 August Titan I AJ-19 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
7 September
01:30 		Titan I AJ-17 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
8 September
19:05 		Titan I M-3 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
23 September
20:36 		Titan I SM-2 VAFB Suborbital Partial failure Premature first stage cutoff resulted in early second stage start and burn until LOX depletion.
29 September
01:52 		Titan I AJ-20 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
7 October
01:30 		Titan I M-4 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success Titan II guidance test
24 October
23:28 		Titan I AJ-21 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
22 November
00:30 		Titan I AJ-22 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
29 November
19:05 		Titan I M-5 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
13 December Titan I AJ-23 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Success
15 December Titan I M-6 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Failure Electrical malfunction prevented second stage start

1962[]

21 January
00:57 		Titan I SM-4 VAFB Suborbital Failure Second stage yaw actuator malfunctioned at liftoff, causing the stage to tumble at separation and fail to start.
29 January
23:30 		Titan I M-7 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success
23 February Titan I SM-18 VAFB Suborbital Success
16 March
18:09 		Titan II N-2 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Success First flight of Titan II
4 May
21:43 		Titan I SM-34 VAFB Suborbital Success
7 June
18:21 		Titan II N-1 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
11 July
18:51 		Titan II N-6 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
25 July
16:17 		Titan II N-4 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Success
12 September
15:50 		Titan II N-5 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
6 October Titan I SM-35 VAFB Suborbital Success
12 October
16:24 		Titan II N-9 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Success
26 October
17:05 		Titan II N-12 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
5 December Titan I SM-11 VAFB Suborbital Success
6 December
20:31 		Titan II N-11 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Pogo oscillation reduction experiment failed and caused premature first stage shutdown from vibration
19 December
20:08 		Titan II N-13 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success

1963[]

10 January Titan II N-15 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Second stage developed low thrust and landed well short of its intended impact point
29 January Titan I SM-8 VAFB Suborbital Success
6 February
17:59 		Titan II N-16 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
16 February
21:45 		Titan II N-7 VAFB Suborbital Failure Design flaw caused the silo umbilicals to rip wiring out of the missile at liftoff, cutting power to the guidance system and causing complete loss of control. The malfunction prevented the range safety destruct charges from working, but the backup destruct system activated at T+30 seconds. "Awful Tired"[3]
21 March
15:23 		Titan II N-18 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
30 March
08:45 		Titan I SM-3 VAFB Suborbital Success NTMP K-17
5 April Titan I V-1 VAFB Suborbital Success
13 April Titan I SM-1 VAFB Suborbital Success NTMP K-21
19 April Titan II N-21 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
27 April Titan II N-8 VAFB Suborbital Success "Dinner Party"[3]
1 May
10:15 		Titan I V-4 VAFB Suborbital Failure Stuck engine valve caused the missile to tip over at liftoff and explode on impact with the ground
9 May Titan II N-14 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Success
13 May Titan II N-19 VAFB Suborbital Success "Flying Frog"[3]
24 May
17:33 		Titan II N-17 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
29 May
16:56 		Titan II N-20 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Pogo oscillation reduction experiment. Fuel valve leak caused a thrust section fire and loss of control. Missile self-destructed at T+52 seconds.
20 June Titan II N-22 VAFB Suborbital Success "Thread Needle"[3]
16 July Titan I SM-24 VAFB Suborbital Success
15 August Titan I SM-7 VAFB Suborbital Success
21 August
23:23 		Titan II N-24 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success test
30 August Titan I SM-56 VAFB Suborbital Success
17 September Titan I SM-83 VAFB Suborbital Success
23 September Titan II N-23 VAFB Suborbital Success "Tar Top"[3]
1 November
20:15 		Titan II N-25 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success Pogo oscillation reduction experiment
test
9 November Titan II N-27 VAFB Suborbital Success
14 November Titan I SM-68 VAFB Suborbital Success
12 December
20:00 		Titan II N-29 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success Pogo oscillation reduction experiment
test
17 December Titan II N-28 VAFB Suborbital Success

1964[]

15 January Titan II N-31 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success Pogo oscillation reduction experiment
test
23 January Titan II N-26 VAFB Suborbital Success
17 February
16:15 		Titan II B-15 VAFB Suborbital Success
26 February
20:15 		Titan II N-32 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
13 March Titan II N-30 VAFB Suborbital Success
24 March
01:42 		Titan II N-33 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success test
6 April
16:00:01 		Titan II GLV GT-1 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 1 First Gemini launch, first orbital Titan launch
9 April
20:00 		Titan II N-3A CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Success
30 July Titan II B-28 VAFB Suborbital Success "Cobra Skin"[3]
11 August Titan II B-9 VAFB Suborbital Success "Double Talley"[3]
13 August Titan II B-7 VAFB Suborbital Success "Gentle Annie"[3]
1 September
15:00:06 		Titan IIIA 3A-2 TS-1 CCAFS LC-20 Planned: LEO Failure First flight of Titan III, Transtage failed to pressurise
2 October Titan II B-1 VAFB Suborbital Success "Black Widow"[3]
4 November
17:00 		Titan II B-32 VAFB Suborbital Success "High Rider"[3]
8 December Titan I SM-85 VAFB Suborbital Success "ST West Wind I"[3]
10 December
16:52:33 		Titan IIIA 3A-1 TS-2 CCAFS LC-20 LEO Success

1965[]

14 January
12:00 		Titan I SM-33 VAFB Suborbital Success "ST West Wind III"[3]
19 January
14:04:00 		Titan II GLV GT-2 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Success Gemini 2
11 February
15:19:05 		Titan IIIA 3A-3 CCAFS LC-20 LEO Success LES-1
5 March Titan I SM-80 VAFB Suborbital Success "ST West Wind II",[3] final flight of Titan I
23 March
14:24:00 		Titan II GLV GT-3 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 3 First crewed Titan launch
25 March
02:15 		Titan II B-60 VAFB Suborbital Success "Arctic Sun"[3]
16 April
19:19 		Titan II B-45 VAFB Suborbital Success "Bear Hug"[3]
30 April
19:05 		Titan II B-54 VAFB Suborbital Failure "Card Deck"[3]First stage engines shut down T+100 seconds due to loss of turbopump lubricant
6 May
15:00:03 		Titan IIIA 3A-6 CCAFS LC-20 LEO Success LES-2
 Final flight of Titan IIIA
21 May
23:53 		Titan II B-51 VAFB Suborbital Success "Front Sight"[3]
3 June
15:16:00 		Titan II GLV GT-4 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 4 Crewed flight
14 June
13:31 		Titan II B-22 VAFB Suborbital Partial failure "Gold Fish"[3]One vernier engine failed, warhead missed target
18 June
14:00:04 		Titan IIIC 3C-7 TS-5 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Success First flight of Titan IIIC
30 June
14:29 		Titan II B-30 VAFB Suborbital Success "Busy Bee"[3]
21 July
18:18 		Titan II B-62 VAFB Suborbital Success "Long Ball"[3]
16 August
20:04 		Titan II B-6 VAFB Suborbital Success "Magic Lamp"[3]
21 August
14:00:00 		Titan II GLV GT-5 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 5
 Crewed flight
26 August
00:04 		Titan II B-19 VAFB Suborbital Success "New Role"[3]
21 September
14:04 		Titan II B-58 VAFB Suborbital Failure "Bold Guy"[3] Electrical short in guidance computer results in premature second stage cutoff. Planned range not achieved.
15 October
17:23:59 		Titan IIIC 3C-4 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Failure
OV2-1 		Transtage disintegrated
20 October
18:09 		Titan II B-33 VAFB Suborbital Success "Power Box"[3]
27 November
10:00 		Titan II B-20 VAFB Suborbital Success "Red Wagon"[3]
30 November
14:44 		Titan II B-4 VAFB Suborbital Failure "Cross Fire"[3] Second stage fuel leak results in loss of control
4 December
19:30:04 		Titan II GLV GT-7 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 7 Crewed flight
15 December
13:37:26 		Titan II GLV GT-6 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 6A Crewed flight
21 December
14:00:01 		Titan IIIC 3C-8 CCAFS LC-41 GTO (intended)
HEO (achieved) 		Partial failure LES-4
LES-3
OV2-3
OSCAR 4 		Third burn of the Transtage failed, and payloads failed to achieve GTO. OV2-3 failed to separate from the Transtage.
22 December
14:10 		Titan II B-73 VAFB Suborbital Success "Sea Rover"[3]

1966[]

3 February
11:11 		Titan II B-87 VAFB Suborbital Success "Winter Ice"[3]
17 February
09:45 		Titan II B-61 VAFB Suborbital Success "Black Hawk"[3]
16 March
16:41:02 		Titan II GLV GT-8 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 8 Crewed flight
25 March
09:42 		Titan II B-16 VAFB Suborbital Success "Close Touch"[3]
5 April
16:20 		Titan II B-50 VAFB Suborbital Success "Gold Ring"[3]
20 April
08:44 		Titan II B-55 VAFB Suborbital Success "Long Light"[3]
24 May Titan II B-91 VAFB Suborbital Partial failure "Silver Bullet"[3]RV separation signal received, but not utilized.
3 June
13:39:33 		Titan II GLV GT-9 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 9A Crewed flight
16 June
14:00:01 		Titan IIIC 3C-11 CCAFS LC-41 Sub-GSO Success (IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
18 July
22:20:27 		Titan II GLV GT-10 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 10 Crewed flight
22 July Titan II B-95 VAFB Suborbital Success "Giant Train"[3]
29 July
18:43 		Titan IIIB 3B-1 4751 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8) First flight of Titan IIIB
26 August
13:59:56 		Titan IIIC 3C-12 CCAFS LC-41 Planned: Sub-GSO Failure 7 x IDCSP
 Payload fairing disintegrated at T+78 seconds. ISDS destroyed vehicle T+83 seconds.
12 September
14:42:27 		Titan II-GLV GT-11 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 11 Crewed flight
16 September Titan II B-40 VAFB Suborbital Success "Black River"[3]
28 September
19:12 		Titan IIIB 3B-2 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
3 November
13:50:42 		Titan IIIC 3C-9 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Success Gemini B
OV4-3
 Manned Orbiting Laboratory boilerplate
Gemini B released on suborbital trajectory
11 November
20:46:33 		Titan II-GLV GT-12 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Success Gemini 12 Final Crewed Titan flight
24 November
10:00 		Titan II B-68 VAFB Suborbital Success "Bubble Girl"[3]
14 December
18:14 		Titan IIIB 3B-3 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)

1967[]

18 January
14:19 		Titan IIIC 3C-13 CCAFS LC-41 Sub-GSO Success (IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
24 February
19:55 		Titan IIIB 3B-4 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
17 March Titan II B-76 VAFB Suborbital Success "Gift Horse"[3]
12 April Titan II B-81 VAFB Suborbital Failure "Glamour Girl"[3]Second stage yaw gyro short results in loss of control
26 April
18:00 		Titan IIIB 3B-5 VAFB SLC-4W Planned: LEO Failure (KH-8) Second stage lost thrust due to probable fuel line obstruction. Vehicle impacted the Pacific Ocean 600 miles downrange.
28 April
10:01 		Titan IIIC 3C-10 CCAFS LC-41 HEO Success (Vela)
(Vela)
20 June
16:19 		Titan IIIB 3B-8 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
23 June Titan II B-70 VAFB Suborbital Success "Buggy Wheel"[3]
1 July
13:15 		Titan IIIC 3C-14 CCAFS LC-41 Sub-GSO Success (IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
LES-5
DODGE
16 August
17:02 		Titan IIIB 3B-9 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
11 September Titan II B-21 VAFB Suborbital Success "Glowing Bright"[3]
19 September
18:28 		Titan IIIB 3B-10 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
25 October
19:15 		Titan IIIB 3B-11 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
5 December
18:45 		Titan IIIB 3B-12 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)

1968[]

18 January
19:04 		Titan IIIB 3B-13 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
28 February
15:00 		Titan II B-88 VAFB Suborbital Success "Glory Trip 04T"[3]
13 March
19:55 		Titan IIIB 3B-14 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
2 April Titan II B-36 VAFB Suborbital Success "Glory Trip 10T"[3]
7 April
17:00 		Titan IIIB 3B-15 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
5 June
17:31 		Titan IIIB 3B-16 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
12 June Titan II B-82 VAFB Suborbital Success "Glory Trip 08T"[3]
13 June
14:03 		Titan IIIC 3C-16 CCAFS LC-41 Sub-GSO Success (IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
(IDCSP)
6 August
16:33 		Titan IIIB 3B-17 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
21 August Titan II B-53 VAFB Suborbital Success "Glory Trip 18T"[3]
10 September
18:30 		Titan IIIB 3B-18 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
26 September
07:37 		Titan IIIC 3C-5 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Success LES-6
OV2-5
OV5-2
OV5-4
6 November
19:10 		Titan IIIB 3B-19 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
19 November Titan II B-3 VAFB Suborbital Success "Glory Trip 23T"[3]
4 December
19:23 		Titan IIIB 3B-20 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)

1969[]

22 January
19:10 		Titan IIIB 3B-6 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
9 February
21:09 		Titan IIIC 3C-17 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Success (Tacsat)
4 March
19:30 		Titan IIIB 3B-7 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
15 April
17:30 		Titan IIIB 3B-21 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
20 May Titan II B-83 VAFB Suborbital Success "Glory Trip 39T"[3]
23 May
07:57 		Titan IIIC 3C-15 CCAFS LC-41 HEO Success (Vela)
(Vela)
OV5-5
OV5-6
OV5-9
3 June
16:49 		Titan IIIB 3B-22 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8)
23 August
16:00 		Titan III(23)B 23B-1 3B-23 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A) First flight of Titan 23B
14 October
18:10 		Titan III(23)B 23B-2 3B-24 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)

1970[]

14 January
18:43 		Titan III(23)B 23B-3 3B-24 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
8 April
10:50 		Titan IIIC 3C-18 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Success (Vela)
(Vela)
15 April
15:52 		Titan III(23)B 23B-4 3B-26 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
25 June
14:50 		Titan III(23)B 23B-5 3B-27 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
18 August
14:45 		Titan III(23)B 23B-6 3B-28 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
23 October
17:40 		Titan III(23)B 23B-7 3B-29 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
6 November
10:35 		Titan III(23)C 23C-1 3C-19 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GSO
Actual: Sub-GSO 		Partial failure () First flight of Titan 23C, reached lower orbit than planned

1971[]

21 January
18:28 		Titan III(23)B 23B-8 3B-30 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
21 March
03:45 		Titan III(33)B 33B-1 3B-36 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (Jumpseat) First flight of Titan 33B
22 April
15:30 		Titan III(23)B 23B-9 3B-31 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A) Final flight of Titan 23B
5 May
07:43 		Titan III(23)C 23C-2 3C-20 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success ()
15 June
18:41 		Titan III(23)D 23D-1 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9) First flight of Titan IIID
20 June
22:45 		Titan II B-12 VAFB Suborbital Success
12 August
15:30 		Titan III(24)B 24B-1 3B-32 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A) First flight of Titan 24B
28 August
02:22 		Titan II B-100 VAFB Suborbital Success
23 October
17:16 		Titan III(24)B 24B-2 3B-33 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
3 November
03:09 		Titan III(23)C 23C-3 3C-21 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSCS-II)
(DSCS-II)

1972[]

20 January
18:36 		Titan III(23)D 23D-2 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
16 February
09:59 		Titan III(33)B 33B-2 3B-37 VAFB SLC-4W Planned: Molniya Failure (Jumpseat) Failed to reach orbit
1 March
09:39 		Titan III(23)C 23C-4 3C-22 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success ()
17 March
17:00 		Titan III(24)B 24B-3 3B-34 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
20 May
15:30 		Titan III(24)B 24B-4 3B-35 VAFB SLC-4W Planned: LEO Failure (KH-8A) Agena pressurization failure
24 May
23:45 		Titan II B-46 VAFB Suborbital Success
7 July
17:46 		Titan III(23)D 23D-5 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
1 September
17:44 		Titan III(24)B 24B-5 3B-39 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
10 October
18:03 		Titan III(23)D 23D-3 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
11 October
11:30 		Titan II B-78 VAFB Suborbital Success
21 December
17:45 		Titan III(24)B 24B-6 3B-40 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)

1973[]

9 March
21:00 		Titan III(23)D 23D-6 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
16 May
16:40 		Titan III(24)B 24B-7 3B-41 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
12 June
07:14 		Titan III(23)C 23C-6 3C-24 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success ()
26 June
17:00 		Titan III(24)B 24B-9 3B-43 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Failure (KH-8A) Agena fuel valve failure
13 July
20:24 		Titan III(23)D 23D-7 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
21 August
16:07 		Titan III(33)B 33B-3 3B-38 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (Jumpseat) Final flight of Titan 33B
27 September
17:15 		Titan III(24)B 24B-8 3B-42 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
6 October Titan II B-69 VAFB Suborbital Success
10 November
20:09 		Titan III(23)D 23D-8 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
13 December
23:57 		Titan III(23)C 23C-8 3C-26 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSCS-II)
(DSCS-II)

1974[]

11 February
13:48 		Titan III(23)E 23E-1 TC-1 CCAFS LC-41 Planned: Sub-GSO Failure Sphinx
 First flight of Titan IIIE. Centaur LOX turbopump malfunction. RSO T+525 seconds.
13 February
18:00 		Titan III(24)B 24B-10 3B-44 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
1 March Titan II B-85 VAFB Suborbital Success
10 April
20:20 		Titan III(23)D 23D-9 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
30 May
13:00 		Titan III(23)C 23C-9 3C-27 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success ATS-6
6 June
16:30 		Titan III(24)B 24B-11 3B-45 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
14 August
15:35 		Titan III(24)B 24B-12 3B-46 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
29 October
19:30 		Titan III(23)D 23D-4 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
()
10 December
07:11 		Titan III(23)E/Star-37E 23E-2 TC-2 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric Success Helios-1 Probe targeted to examine the Sun; first probe to fly inside the orbit of Mercury

1975[]

10 January
02:27 		Titan II B-27 VAFB Suborbital Success
10 March
04:41 		Titan III(34)B 34B-1 3B-50 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (Jumpseat) First flight of Titan 34B
18 April
16:48 		Titan III(24)B 24B-14 3B-48 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
20 May
14:03 		Titan III(23)C 23C-7 3C-25 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GSO
Actual: LEO 		Failure (DSCS-II)
(DSCS-II) 		Transtage gyroscope malfunction
8 June
18:30 		Titan III(23)D 23D-10 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
7 August Titan II B-52 VAFB Suborbital Success
20 August
21:22 		Titan III(23)E 23E-4 TC-4 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric Success Viking 1 Mars orbiter and lander; lander arrived at Chryse Planitia on July 20, 1976.
9 September
18:39 		Titan III(23)E 23E-3 TC-3 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric Success Viking 2 Mars orbiter and lander; lander arrived at Utopia Planitia on September 3, 1976.
9 October
19:15 		Titan III(24)B 24B-13 3B-47 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
4 December
20:38 		Titan III(23)D 23D-13 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
()
4 December Titan II B-41 VAFB Suborbital Success
14 December
05:15 		Titan III(23)C 23C-11 3C-29 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSP)

1976[]

15 January
05:34 		Titan III(23)E/Star-37E 23E-5 TC-5 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric Success Helios-2 Probe targeted to examine the Sun; achieved highest velocity of any man-made object, 252,792 km/h (157,078 mph) relative to the Sun.[4]
15 March
01:25 		Titan III(23)C 23C-12 3C-30 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success LES-8
LES-9
Solrad 11A
Solrad 11B
22 March
18:14 		Titan III(24)B 24B-18 3B-52 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
2 June
20:56 		Titan III(34)B 34B-5 3B-55 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (SDS)
26 June
03:00 		Titan III(23)C 23C-10 3C-28 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSP)
28 June
02:40 		Titan II B-17 VAFB Suborbital Success ITF-1 "Rivet Hawk",[5] final flight of Titan ICBM, carried prototype Titan 23G guidance system
8 July
18:30 		Titan III(23)D 23D-14 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
()
6 August
22:21 		Titan III(34)B 34B-6 3B-56 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (SDS)
15 September
18:50 		Titan III(24)B 24B-17 3B-51 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
19 December
18:19 		Titan III(23)D 23D-15 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-11)

1977[]

6 February
06:00 		Titan III(23)C 23C-5 3C-23 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSP)
13 March
18:41 		Titan III(24)B 24B-19 3B-54 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
12 May
14:26 		Titan III(23)C 23C-14 3C-32 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSCS-II)
(DSCS-II)
27 June
18:30 		Titan III(23)D 23D-17 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
20 August
14:29 		Titan III(23)E 23E-7 TC-7 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric[6] Success Voyager 2 Probe targeted at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune; completed Planetary Grand Tour
Solar System escape velocity achieved on Jupiter fly-by
5 September
12:56 		Titan III(23)E 23E-6 TC-6 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric[6] Success Voyager 1 Final flight of Titan IIIE
Probe targeted at Jupiter and Saturn
Solar System escape velocity achieved on Jupiter fly-by
First man-made object to leave the Solar System; now furthest man-made object from the Sun
23 September
18:34 		Titan III(24)B 24B-23 3B-58 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)

1978[]

25 February
05:00 		Titan III(34)B 34B-2 3B-49 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (Jumpseat)
16 March
18:43 		Titan III(23)D 23D-20 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
25 March
18:09 		Titan III(23)C 23C-17 3C-35 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GSO Failure (DSCS-II)
(DSCS-II) 		Second stage hydraulic malfunction. RSO destruct.
10 June
19:12 		Titan III(23)C 23C-15 3C-33 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Success (Chalet)
14 June
18:28 		Titan III(23)D 23D-18 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-11)
5 August
05:00 		Titan III(34)B 34B-7 3B-57 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (SDS)
14 December
00:43 		Titan III(23)C 23C-18 3C-36 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSCS-II)
(DSCS-II)

1979[]

16 March
18:30 		Titan III(23)D 23D-21 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
28 May
18:14 		Titan III(24)B 24B-25 3B-61 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
10 June
13:39 		Titan III(23)C 23C-13 3C-31 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSP)
1 October
11:22 		Titan III(23)C 23C-16 3C-34 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Success (Chalet)
21 November
21:36 		Titan III(23)C 23C-19 3C-37 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSCS-II)
(DSCS-II)

1980[]

7 February
21:10 		Titan III(23)D 23D-19 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-11)
18 June
18:29 		Titan III(23)D 23D-16 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
13 December
16:04 		Titan III(34)B 34B-3 3B-53 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (SDS)

1981[]

28 February
19:15 		Titan III(24)B 24B-24 3B-59 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
16 March
19:24 		Titan III(23)C 23C-22 3C-40 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSP)
24 April
21:32 		Titan III(34)B 34B-8 3B-60 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Partial failure (Jumpseat) Spacecraft failed to separate
3 September
18:29 		Titan III(23)D 23D-22 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-11)
31 October
09:22 		Titan III(23)C 23C-21 3C-39 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Success (Chalet)

1982[]

21 January
19:36 		Titan III(24)B 24B-26 3B-62 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success ()
6 March
19:25 		Titan III(23)C 23C-20 3C-38 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSP) Final flight of Titan IIIC
11 May
18:45 		Titan III(23)D 23D-24 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
30 October
04:05 		Titan 34D/IUS 4D-5 34D-1 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSCS-II)
DSCS III-A1 		First flight of Titan 34D
17 November
21:22 		Titan III(23)D 23D-23 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-11) Final flight of Titan IIID

1983[]

15 April
18:45 		Titan III(24)B 24B-27 3B-63 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A)
20 June
18:45 		Titan 34D 4D-3 34D-5 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success (KH-9)
31 July
15:41 		Titan III(34)B 34B-9 3B-65 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success (Jumpseat)

1984[]

31 January
03:08 		Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-1 34D-10 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Success (Vortex)
14 April
16:52 		Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-2 34D-11 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success (DSP)
17 April
18:45 		Titan III(24)B 24B-28 3B-67 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success (KH-8A) Final flight of Titan 24B
25 June
18:43 		Titan 34D 4D-1 34D-4 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-2 (KH-9)
USA-3 ()
28 August
18:03 		Titan III(34)B 34B-4 3B-64 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success USA-4 (SDS)
4 December
18:00 		Titan 34D 4D-4 34D-6 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-6 (KH-11)
22 December
00:02 		Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-3 34D-13 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success USA-7 (DSP)

1985[]

8 February
06:10 		Titan III(34)B 34B-10 3B-69 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success USA-9 (SDS)
28 August
21:20 		Titan 34D 4D-6 34D-7 VAFB SLC-4E Planned: LEO Failure KH-11 First stage oxidizer leak led to turbopump failure and premature shutdown. RSO T+272 seconds.

1986[]

18 April
17:45 		Titan 34D 4D-2 34D-9 VAFB SLC-4E Planned: LEO Failure KH-9 SRM burn-through. Vehicle exploded 8 seconds after liftoff.
Last KH-9 Hexagon satellite

1987[]

12 February
06:40 		Titan III(34)B 34B-51 3B-66 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Success USA-21 (SDS) Final flight of Titan IIIB; Final use of Agena upper stage in any vehicle
26 October
21:32 		Titan 34D 4D-8 34D-15 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-27 (KH-11)
29 November
03:28 		Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-4 34D-8 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success USA-28 (DSP)

1988[]

2 September
12:05 		Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-5 34D-3 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: HEO
Actual: MEO 		Failure USA-31 (Vortex) Transtage failed to repressurise
5 September
09:25 		Titan II(23)G 23G-1 B-56 B-98 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success USA-32 () First flight of Titan 23G
6 November
18:03 		Titan 34D 4D-7 34D-14 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-33 (KH-11)

1989[]

10 May
19:47 		Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-6 34D-16 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Success USA-37 (Vortex)
14 June
13:18 		Titan IV(402)A 45D-1 4A-1 K-1 IUS-8 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Success USA-39 (DSP) First flight of Titan IV
4 September
05:54 		Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-7 34D-2 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Success USA-43 (DSCS-II)
USA-44 (DSCS-III) 		Final flight of Titan 34D; final use of the Transtage upper stage
6 September
01:49 		Titan II(23)G 23G-2 B-99 B-75 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success USA-45 ()

1990[]

1 January
00:07 		Commercial Titan III CT-1 CCAFS LC-40 LEO[6] Success Skynet 4A
JCSAT-2 		First flight of Commercial Titan III
14 March
11:52 		Commercial Titan III CT-2 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GTO
Actual: LEO 		Partial failure Intelsat 603 Second stage failed to separate from kick motor, upper stage jettison successfully commanded to save payload
Spacecraft later recovered and reboosted by Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-49
8 June
05:22 		Titan IV(405)A 45H-4 4A-4 K-4 CCAFS LC-41 LEO Success USA-59 (SLDCOM)
USA-60 (NOSS)
USA-61 (NOSS)
USA-62 (NOSS) 		First flight of Titan 405A
23 June
11:19 		Commercial Titan III CT-3 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Success Intelsat 604
13 November
00:37 		Titan IV(402)A 45D-2 4A-6 K-6 IUS-6 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Success USA-65 (DSP)

1991[]

8 March
12:03 		Titan IV(403)A 45F-1 4A-5 K-5 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-69 (Lacrosse) First flight of Titan 403A
8 November
07:07 		Titan IV(403)A 45F-2 4A-8 K-8 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-72 (SLDCOM)
USA-74 (NOSS)
USA-76 (NOSS)
USA-77 (NOSS)

1992[]

25 April
08:53 		Titan II(23)G 23G-3 B-102 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success USA-81 ()
25 September
17:05 		Commercial Titan III/TOS CT-4 CCAFS LC-40 Heliocentric Success Mars Observer Final flight of Commercial Titan III
28 November
21:34 		Titan IV(404)A 45J-1 4A-3 K-3 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-86 (KH-12) First flight of Titan 404A

1993[]

2 August
19:59 		Titan IV(403)A 45F-9 4A-11 K-11 VAFB SLC-4E Planned: LEO Failure SRM exploded due to damage caused during maintenance on ground
5 October
17:56 		Titan II(23)G/ 23G-5 B-65 VAFB SLC-4W Planned: LEO Failure Landsat 6 Star-37 failed to ignite

1994[]

25 January
16:34 		Titan II(23)G 23G-11 B-67 B-89 VAFB SLC-4W LEO[6] Success Clementine
7 February
21:47 		Titan IV(401)A 45E-3 4A-10 K-10 TC-12 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success USA-99 () First flight of Titan 401A
3 May
15:55 		Titan IV(401)A 45E-1 4A-7 K-7 TC-10 CCAFS LC-41 Molniya Success USA-103 (Trumpet)
27 August
08:58 		Titan IV(401)A 45E-2 4A-9 K-9 TC-11 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Success USA-105 (Mercury)
22 December
22:19 		Titan IV(402)A 45D-3 4A-14 K-14 IUS-20 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success USA-65 (DSP) Final flight of Titan 402A

1995[]

14 May
13:45 		Titan IV(401)A 45E-8 4A-23 K-23 TC-17 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success USA-110 (Mentor)
10 July
12:38 		Titan IV(401)A 45E-5 4A-19 K-19 TC-8 CCAFS LC-41 Molniya Success USA-112 (Trumpet)
6 November
05:15 		Titan IV(401)A 45E-7 4A-21 K-21 TC-13 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success USA-115 ()
5 December
21:18 		Titan IV(404)A 45J-3 4A-15 K-15 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-116 (KH-12)

1996[]

24 April
23:37 		Titan IV(401)A 45E-4 4A-16 K-16 TC-15 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Success USA-118 (Mercury)
12 May
21:32 		Titan IV(403)A 45F-11 4A-22 K-22 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-119 (SLDCOM)
USA-120 (NOSS)
USA-121 (NOSS)
USA-122 (NOSS)
USA-123 ()
USA-124 ()
3 July
00:31 		Titan IV(405)A 45H-1 4A-2 K-2 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Success USA-125 (SDS) Final flight of Titan 405A
20 December
18:04 		Titan IV(404)A 45J-5 4A-13 K-13 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-129 (KH-12) NROL-2, final flight of Titan 404A

1997[]

23 February
20:20 		Titan IV(402)B 45D-4 4B-24 K-24 IUS-4 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Success USA-130 (DSP) First flight of Titan IVB
4 April
16:47 		Titan II(23)G/Star-37S 23G-6 B-106 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success USA-131 (DMSP)
15 October
08:43 		Titan IV(401)B 45E-13 4B-33 K-33 TC-21 CCAFS LC-40 Heliocentric Success Cassini
Huygens 		First flight of Titan 401B
24 October
02:32 		Titan IV(403)A 45F-3 4A-18 K-18 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-133 (Lacrosse) NROL-3, final flight of Titan 403A
8 November
02:05 		Titan IV(401)A 4A-17 K-20 TC-16 CCAFS LC-41 Molniya Success USA-136 (Trumpet) NROL-4

1998[]

9 May
01:38 		Titan IV(401)B 4B-25 K-25 TC-18 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Success USA-139 (Mentor) NROL-6
13 May
15:52 		Titan II(23)G/ 23G-12 B-72 B-80 B-84 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success NOAA-15
12 August
11:30 		Titan IV(401)A 4A-20 K-17 TC-9 CCAFS SLC-41 Planned: GSO Failure (Mercury) Final flight of Titan IV-A. Electrical short reset the guidance computer, resulting in an erroneous pitch down maneuver and vehicle breakup at T+40 seconds.

1999[]

9 April
17:01 		Titan IV(402)B 4B-27 K-32 IUS-21 CCAFS SLC-41 Planned: GSO
Actual: GTO 		Failure USA-142 (DSP) IUS stage separation failure. Final flight of Titan from SLC-41 before being converted into an Atlas V launch facility.
30 April
16:30 		Titan IV(401)B 4B-32 K-26 TC-14 CCAFS SLC-40 Planned: GSO
Actual: MEO 		Failure USA-143 () Incorrectly programmed guidance computer caused loss of Centaur attitude control. Payload left in a useless orbit.
22 May
09:36 		Titan IV(404)B 4B-12 K-12 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-144 (Misty) NROL-9, first flight of Titan 404B
20 June
02:15 		Titan II(23)G 23G-7 B-75 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success QuickSCAT
12 December
17:38 		Titan II(23)G/ 23G-8 B-44 B-94 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success USA-147 (DMSP)

2000[]

8 May
16:01 		Titan IV(402)B 4B-29 K-29 IUS-22 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Success USA-149 (DSP)
17 August
23:45 		Titan IV(403)B 4B-28 K-25 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-152 (Onyx) NROL-11, first flight of Titan 403B
21 September
10:22 		Titan II(23)G/ 23G-13 B-39 B-96 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success NOAA-16

2001[]

27 February
21:20 		Titan IV(401)B 4B-41 K-30 TC-22 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Success USA-157 ()
6 August
07:28 		Titan IV(402)B 4B-31 K-31 IUS-16 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Success USA-159 (DSP)
5 October
21:21 		Titan IV(404)B 4B-34 K-34 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-161 (KH-12) NROL-14, first flight of Titan 404B

2002[]

16 January
00:30 		Titan IV(401)B 4B-38 K-35 TC-19 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Success USA-164 ()
24 June
18:23 		Titan II(23)G/ 23G-14 B-72 B-92 B-71 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success NOAA-17

2003[]

6 January
14:19 		Titan II(23)G 23G-4 B-72 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success Coriolis
8 April
13:43 		Titan IV(401)B 4B-35 TC-23 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Success USA-169 ()
9 September Titan IV(401)B 4B-36 TC-20 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Success USA-171 (Mentor) NROL-19, final flight of Titan 401B
18 October
16:17 		Titan II(23)G/ 23G-9 B-107 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Success USA-172 (DMSP) Final flight of Titan II

2004[]

14 February
18:50 		Titan IV(402)B 4B-39 K-39 IUS-10 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Success USA-176 (DSP) Final flight of Titan 402B

2005[]

30 April
00:50 		Titan IV(403)B 4B-30 CCAFS SLC-40 LEO Success USA-182 (Onyx) NROL-16, Final flight of Titan 403B
19 October
18:05 		Titan IV(404)B 4B-26 K-35 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Success USA-186 (KH-12) NROL-20, Final flight of Titan family

See also[]

  • List of Atlas launches
  • List of Thor and Delta launches

References[]

  1. ^ a b Powell, Joel W.; LeBrun, Art (2006). Go For Launch: An Illustrated History of Cape Canaveral. Canada: Apogee Books. p. 128. ISBN 1-894959-43-4.
  2. ^ Powell, Joel W.; LeBrun, Art (2006). Go For Launch: An Illustrated History of Cape Canaveral. Canada: Apogee Books. pp. 81–85. ISBN 1-894959-43-4.
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  6. ^ a b c d McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalogue". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-02-07.

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