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Rocket file · LV-436

Titan II SLV

Lockheed Martin · Titan · RETIRED

Titan II SLV is an expendable launch vehicle built by Lockheed Martin. It stands 31.4 m tall, lifts 3,600 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 5 September 1988. It has flown 13 times with 12 successes, a success rate of 92.3%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height31.4 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO3,600 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight5 September 1988
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 flights13
Successful12
Failed1
Success rate92.3%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
Variant23G

About Titan II SLV

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.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Titan II SLV 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.

Titan 23G rocket launch
Titan 23G rocket launchWikimedia Commons ↗
Dyna-Soar on Titan booster
Dyna-Soar on Titan boosterNASA · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
Titan 23G launches Clementine
Titan 23G launches ClementineWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Titan II SLV flown?
13 times, with 12 successes and 1 failures.
What is Titan II SLV's success rate?
92.3%. That's 12 successful flights out of 13 attempts.
How much can Titan II SLV lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Titan II SLV at 3,600 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Titan II SLV reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Titan II SLV as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.