USAF Titan II SLV DMSP F-16
Titan II SLV
Status
Success
Date
18 OCT 2003
16:17
Mission Overview
The 16th flight of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D series with a main mission of cloud imagery and MW imaging/temperature/humidity sounding.
Rocket
Titan II SLV
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
31.4 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
117 T
Thrust
1,900 kN