Rocket file · LV-439
Titan IIIC
Titan IIIC is an expendable launch vehicle built by Lockheed Martin. It stands 42.0 m tall, lifts 13,100 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 18 June 1965. It has flown 36 times with 34 successes, a success rate of 94.4%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
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
About Titan IIIC
The Titan IIIC was an expendable launch system used by the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1982. It was the first Titan booster to feature large solid rocket motors and was planned to be used as a launcher for the Dyna-Soar, though the spaceplane was cancelled before it could fly. The majority of the launcher's payloads were DoD satellites, for military communications and early warning, though one flight (ATS-6) was performed by NASA. The Titan IIIC was launched exclusively from Cape Canaveral while its sibling, the Titan IIID, was launched only from Vandenberg AFB.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Titan IIIC is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesTitan IIIC in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Titan IIIC flown?
- 36 times, with 34 successes and 2 failures.
- What is Titan IIIC's success rate?
- 94.4%. That's 34 successful flights out of 36 attempts.
- How much can Titan IIIC lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Titan IIIC at 13,100 kg to low Earth orbit and 3,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
- Is Titan IIIC reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Titan IIIC as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.