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Titan IIIA
RetiredLockheed Martin
The Titan IIIA or Titan 3A was an American expendable launch system, launched four times in 1964 and 1965,[1] to test the Transtage upper stage which was intended for use on the larger Titan IIIC. The Transtage was mounted atop two core stages derived from the Titan II. The Titan IIIA was also used as the core of the Titan IIIC.
Key figures
Total launches
4
Successes
3
Failures
1
Success rate
75.0 %
Success streak
3
Maiden flight
Sep 1, 1964
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
62d 22h
Planned launches
0
Titan, Titan III family total
91 launches · 86 successes · 5 failures (5 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Titan IIIA” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Titan, Titan III family totals 91 launches across 5 variants.
Technology
Length
42 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch mass
161 t
Liftoff thrust
1,941 kN
Stages
3
LEO (low Earth orbit)
3,100 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 4
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia