Titan 23B
Titan 23B was a Titan IIIB configuration using an Agena D upper stage for nine Block II KH-8 Gambit-3 reconnaissance launches from Vandenberg between 1969 and 1971. All nine missions achieved their reconnaissance objectives, including 23B-2 despite an NRO-recorded upper-stage failure.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Titan III(23)BTitan 3(23)BTitan 23B-Agena
- Family Name
- Titan IIIB
- Full Name
- Titan 23B
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 23B
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- Description
- Titan 23B was a Titan IIIB configuration using an Agena D upper stage for nine Block II KH-8 Gambit-3 reconnaissance launches from Vandenberg between 1969 and 1971. All nine missions achieved their reconnaissance objectives, including 23B-2 despite an NRO-recorded upper-stage failure.
- First Flight Year
- 1,969
- Last Flight Year
- 1,971
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 07:18:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 10:05:27 UTC
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- Titan 23B Titan III(23)B Titan 3(23)B Titan 23B-Agena