Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Glenn L. Martin Company
- Country of origin
- United States
- Derivative work
- Titan I , Titan II , Titan IIIA , Titan IIIB , Titan IIIC , Titan IIID , Titan IIIE , Titan IIIM , Titan 34D , Titan IV
- Status
- Retired
- First flight
- December 20, 1958
- Last flight
- October 19, 2005
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Encyclopedic overview
Titan was a family of American intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and medium- and heavy-lift expendable launch vehicles used between 1959 and 2005. The Titan I and Titan II served as part of the United States Air Force's ICBM arsenal until 1987, while later variants were adapted for space launch purposes. Titan launch vehicles were used for 368 missions in total, including all Project Gemini crewed flights in the mid-1960s, as well as numerous U.S. military, civilian, and scientific payloads—ranging from reconnaissance satellites to space probes sent throughout the Solar System.
Titan I missile
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