Titan Series Data

Josh Hopkins

Vehicle          |    Payload -- kg (lbs)     |  Reliability  | Price
(nation)         |   LEO      Polar      GEO  |               |
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Titan                                             26/30 (86.7%)
(USA)                                                 (last 10 yrs)
  Titan II           ???      1,905      ???      5/5           $43m
                             (4,200)

  Titan III        11,800      ???       ???                    $110m
                  (26,000)

  Titan IV/SRM     17,700    14,100     6,350     10/11         $315m-$360m
                  (39,000)  (31,100)  (14,000)

  Titan IV/SRMU    21,640    18,600     8,620     0/0           $300m
                  (47,700)  (41,000)  (19,000)

Titan II vehicles are left over ballistic missiles which have been refurbished for space launch. They are used for polar orbiting Earth observation systems. It was a Titan II that launched Clementine. Titan IV is used mainly for large military payloads, including Milstar communications spacecraft and classified intelligence platforms. A Titan IV is also booked to launch NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn. Note that because all Titan IV launches are government missions, and most are classified, prices are subject to debate. The SRMU is an advanced solid rocket booster, which should come online in 1996.