Titan 23G

Titan 23G
Titan 23G launches NOAA-15, 13 May 1998
FunctionMedium-lift launch vehicle
ManufacturerMartin Marietta / Lockheed Martin
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height31.4 m (103 ft)
Diameter3.05 m (10.0 ft)
Mass117,020 kg (257,980 lb)
Stages2 or 3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass3,600 kg (7,900 lb)
Payload to Polar LEO
Mass2,177 kg (4,799 lb)
Payload to HCO
Mass227 kg (500 lb)
Associated rockets
FamilyTitan
Launch history
StatusRetired
Launch sitesVandenberg, SLC-4W
Total launches13
Success(es)12
Failure(s)1
First flight5 September 1988
Last flight18 October 2003
Type of passengers/cargoClementine
QuickSCAT
First stage
Powered byLR-87 (one engine with two combustion chambers)
Maximum thrust1,900 kN (430,000 lbf)
Specific impulse258 s (2.53 km/s)
Burn time156 seconds
PropellantN2O4 / Aerozine 50
Second stage
Powered by1 LR-91
Maximum thrust445 kN (100,000 lbf)
Specific impulse316 s (3.10 km/s)
Burn time180 seconds
PropellantN2O4 / Aerozine 50
Third stage (Optional) – Star-37XFP-ISS
Empty mass71.7 kg (158 lb)
Gross mass955.3 kg (2,106 lb)
Propellant mass883.6 kg (1,948 lb)
Maximum thrust38.03 kN (8,550 lbf)
Specific impulse290 s (2.8 km/s)
Burn time67 seconds
PropellantHTPB
Third stage (Optional) – Star-37S
Empty mass53.4 kg (118 lb)
Gross mass711.4 kg (1,568 lb)
Propellant mass658 kg (1,451 lb)
Specific impulse287 s (2.81 km/s)

The Titan 23G, Titan II(23)G, Titan 2(23)G or Titan II SLV was an American medium-lift launch vehicle 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 (USAF), NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Thirteen were launched from Space Launch Complex 4W (SLC-4W) at the Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1988 and 2003.[1]

  1. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Titan-2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-04-29.

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