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Titan 33B
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American orbital launch vehicle. Basic Titan 3A core, except guidance provided by the Agena upper stage. The Agena and its payload were completely enclosed in a new 3.05 m diameter shroud. 'Ascent Agena' separated after orbital insertion and did not remain attached to the payload.
Status: Retired 1973. First Launch: 1971-03-21. Last Launch: 1973-08-21. Number: 3 . Thrust: 2,300.00 kN (517,000 lbf). Gross mass: 185,000 kg (407,000 lb). Height: 45.00 m (147.00 ft). Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft). Apogee: 40,000 km (24,000 mi).
More at: Titan 33B.
Family:
orbital launch vehicle.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
Jumpseat.
Launch Sites:
Vandenberg,
Vandenberg SLC4W.
Stages:
Titan 3A-2,
Titan 3B-1,
Agena D.
Agency:
Martin.
1971 March 21 - .
03:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC4W.
LV Family:
Titan.
Launch Vehicle:
Titan 33B.
- Jumpseat 1 - .
Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NRO,
USAF.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Jumpseat.
USAF Sat Cat: 5053 . COSPAR: 1971-021A. Apogee: 33,800 km (21,000 mi). Perigee: 390 km (240 mi). Inclination: 63.20 deg. Period: 596.70 min.
1972 February 16 - .
09:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC4W.
LV Family:
Titan.
Launch Vehicle:
Titan 33B.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Jumpseat 2 - .
Payload: OPS 1844. Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Jumpseat.
1973 August 21 - .
16:07 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC4W.
LV Family:
Titan.
Launch Vehicle:
Titan 33B.
- Jumpseat 3 - .
Mass: 700 kg (1,540 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NRO,
USAF.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: SIGINT. Spacecraft: Jumpseat.
USAF Sat Cat: 6791 . COSPAR: 1973-056A. Apogee: 39,296 km (24,417 mi). Perigee: 460 km (280 mi). Inclination: 63.30 deg. Period: 705.70 min.
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