Commercial Titan III

In-active

Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Jan. 1, 1990

Description

The Commercial Titan III, also known as CT-3 or CT-III, was an American expendable launch system, developed by Martin Marietta during the late 1980s and flown four times during the early 1990s. It was derived from the Titan 34D, and was originally proposed as a medium-lift expendable launch system for the US Air Force, who selected the Delta II instead. Development was continued as a commercial launch system, and the first rocket flew in 1990. Due to higher costs than contemporary rockets such as the Ariane 4, orders were not forthcoming, and the CT-3 was retired in 1992.

Specifications

Minimum Stage
2
Max Stage
3
Length
47.3 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Fairing Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
680.0 T
Thrust
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Family

Name
Commercial Titan III
Family
―
Variant
III
Alias
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Full Name
Commercial Titan III

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
14742.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
4990.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Lockheed Martin

Commercial

None

LMT 1953

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.