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Titan launch vehicle family

Titan was a United States family of expendable launch vehicles derived from the Titan intercontinental ballistic missile. Across military, civil, and commercial variants, Titan vehicles launched Gemini crews, reconnaissance and communications payloads, planetary missions including Viking, Voyager, and Cassini, and other heavy spacecraft from 1959 until the final Titan IV flight in 2005.

Identity

Aliases
Titan rocketTitan launch vehicle
Family Name
Titan
Full Name
Titan launch vehicle family
Reusability
expendable
Slug
titan-launch-vehicle-family
Status
retired
Type
rocket

Details

Description
Titan was a United States family of expendable launch vehicles derived from the Titan intercontinental ballistic missile. Across military, civil, and commercial variants, Titan vehicles launched Gemini crews, reconnaissance and communications payloads, planetary missions including Viking, Voyager, and Cassini, and other heavy spacecraft from 1959 until the final Titan IV flight in 2005.
First Flight Year
1,959
Last Flight Year
2,005

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Creation Time
4/26/2026, 3:54:05 PM
Updated Time
7/13/2026, 8:25:41 AM
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