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Titan II SLV
RetiredLockheed Martin
The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American expendable launch system derived from the LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile. Retired Titan II missiles were converted by Martin Marietta, into which the Glenn L. Martin Company, which built the original Titan II, had merged. It was used to carry payloads for the United States Air Force, NASA and NOAA. Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.
Key figures
Total launches
13
Successes
12
Failures
1
Success rate
92.3 %
Success streak
9
Maiden flight
Sep 5, 1988
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
111d 22h
Planned launches
0
Titan, Titan II family total
25 launches · 24 successes · 1 failures (2 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Titan II SLV” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Titan, Titan II family totals 25 launches across 2 variants.
Technology
Length
31.4 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch mass
117 t
Liftoff thrust
1,900 kN
Stages
2–3
LEO (low Earth orbit)
3,600 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 13
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia