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Titan II GLV

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Titan · RETIRED

Titan II GLV is an expendable launch vehicle built by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It stands 33.2 m tall, lifts 3,850 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 8 April 1964. It has flown 12 times with 12 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height33.2 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO3,850 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight8 April 1964
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights12
Successful12
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantGLV

About Titan II

The Titan II GLV (Gemini Launch Vehicle) or Gemini-Titan II was an American expendable launch system derived from the Titan II missile, which was used to launch twelve Gemini missions for NASA between 1964 and 1966. Two unmanned launches followed by ten manned ones were conducted from Launch Complex 19 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, starting with Gemini 1 on April 8, 1964.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Titan II is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

65C-287
65C-287NASA / KSC · public domainNASA ↗
Liftoff of Gemini 2
Liftoff of Gemini 2NASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗
Gemini 1
Gemini 1NASA · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Titan II GLV flown?
12 times, with 12 successes and 0 failures.
What is Titan II GLV's success rate?
100.0%. That's 12 successful flights out of 12 attempts.
How much can Titan II GLV lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Titan II GLV at 3,850 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Titan II GLV reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Titan II GLV as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.