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Rocket file · LV-440

Titan IIID

Lockheed Martin · Titan · RETIRED

Titan IIID is an expendable launch vehicle built by Lockheed Martin. It stands 36.0 m tall, lifts 12,300 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 15 June 1971. It has flown 22 times with 22 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height36.0 m
Diameter3.0 m
Payload to LEO12,300 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight15 June 1971
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 flights22
Successful22
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantIIID

About Titan IIID

The Titan IIID or Titan 3D was an American expendable launch system, part of the Titan rocket family. Titan IIID was flown 22 times with KH-9 and KH-11 satellites between 1971 and 1982, all successful launches.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Titan IIID 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 IIID rocket
Titan IIID rockethttps://www.patrick.af.mil/heritage/Cape/Cape1/Cape1-1.htm · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
Titan D1 launch, 1982
Titan D1 launch, 1982Air Force image; National Archive# NN33300514 2005-06-30 · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗
Titan IIID with KH-11 2 (USAF)
Titan IIID with KH-11 2 (USAF)USAF · public domainWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Titan IIID flown?
22 times, with 22 successes and 0 failures.
What is Titan IIID's success rate?
100.0%. That's 22 successful flights out of 22 attempts.
How much can Titan IIID lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Titan IIID at 12,300 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Titan IIID reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Titan IIID as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.