I N T E R C O N T I N E N T A L
B A L L I S T I C M I S S I L E
TITAN
ICBM
An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic
missile with a range greater than 5,500 kilometres
(3,400 miles), primarily designed for nuclear weapons
delivery (delivering one or more thermonuclear
warheads).
LGM-25C
TITAN II
Developed: the late 1950s and early 1960s.
First flight: March 1962 and became operational in
1963.
Two-stage, liquid-fueled rocket engines. The first stage
used an LR-87 engine, and the second stage used an
LR91 engine.
Inertial guidance system: by IBM (ASC-15).
Range: over 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles).
Remained in service: from 1963 to 1987.
Titan 23G launch vehicle (5
The Titan II was the largest ICBM ever September 1988)
deployed by the United States.
It was launched from underground silos,
which helped to protect it from attack.
The Titan II was involved in one of the
worst accidents in the history of the U.S.
nuclear program. In 1980, a missile
exploded in its silo at Titan Base in
Arkansas. The explosion killed one Air
Force officer and injured several others.
After the Titan II was retired from
An LGM-25C Titan intercontinental
service, the silos that housed the ballistic missile in silo, ready to
missiles were destroyed. However, launch
some of the launch facilities have been
converted into museums.
TITAN II (LGM-25C) ICBM
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GEMINI-TITAN II
LAUNCH
Classification: Space Launch Vehicle
Length: 109 feet
Diameter: 10 feet
Date of First Cape Canaveral Launch: April 8,
1964
Date of Final Cape Canaveral Launch:
November 11, 1966
Number of Cape Canaveral Launches: 12
Titan II GLV Titan II GLV
first stage second
component stage
assembly component
scheme. assembly
scheme.
The Titan II GLV was a two-stage liquid-fuel rocket, using a hypergolic propellant combination of Aerozine 50 fuel
and nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer. The first stage was powered by an LR87 engine (with two combustion chambers
and nozzles, fed by separate sets of turbomachinery), and the second stage was propelled by an LR-91 engine.
Gemini-Titan II Liftoff to Staging - Best Footage AI Remastered,
Real Speed - Project Gemini, NASA
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