USAF Titan IIIA Transtage 1
Titan IIIA
Status
Failure
Date
1 SEP 1964
15:00
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 20
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Test flights of the cryogenic Transtage stage.
Rocket
Titan IIIA
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Titan IIIA or Titan 3A was an American expendable launch system, launched four times in 1964 and 1965,[1] to test the Transtage upper stage which was intended for use on the larger Titan IIIC. The Transtage was mounted atop two core stages derived from the Titan II. The Titan IIIA was also used as the core of the Titan IIIC.
Height
42 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Launch Mass
161 T
Thrust
1,941 kN