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Glenn L. Martin Company
The Glenn L. Martin Company was an early U.S. aircraft company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Luther Martin. The company went through a number of mergers over time and now exists as Lockheed Martin.
Glenn L. Martin Company was founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Luther Martin on August 16, 1912....
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Titan I
The Titan I was the United States' first true multistage ICBM. It was the first in a series of Titan rockets, but was unique among them in that it used LOX and RP-1 as its propellants, while the later Titan versions all used storeable fuels instead....
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Height:
- 31 m (100 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 2
Diameter:
- 3.05 m (10 ft )
Maiden Flight:
- Feb 6, 1959
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Mass:
- 105,140 kg (231794 lb )
Titan II
The Titan II was an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and space launcher developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company from the earlier Titan I missile. Titan II was originally used as an ICBM. It was later used as a medium-lift space launch...
Height:
- 31.4 m (103 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 2
Diameter:
- 3.05 m (10 ft )
Maiden Flight:
- Mar 12, 1962
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Mass:
- 154,000 kg (339512 lb )
Titan 23B
Titan IIIB was the collective name for a number of derivatives of the Titan II ICBM and Titan III launch vehicle, modified by the addition of an Agena upper stage. It consisted of four separate rockets. The Titan 23B was a basic Titan II with an...
Height:
- 45 m (150 ft )
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Mass:
- 156,540 kg (345112 lb )
Titan III
The Titan IIIC was a space booster used by the United States Air Force. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL., and Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. It was planned to be used as a launch vehicle in the cancelled Dyna-Soar and...
Height:
- 42 m (140 ft )
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Mass:
- 626,190 kg (1380510 lb )
Vanguard rocket
The Vanguard rocket was intended to be the first launch vehicle the United States would use to place a satellite into orbit. Instead, the Sputnik crisis caused by the surprise launch of Sputnik 1 led the U.S., after the failure of Vanguard TV3, to...
Rocket Function:
Height:
- 23 m (75 ft ) ,
- 22.86 m (75 ft )
Number Of Stages:
- 3
Diameter:
- 1.14 m (3.74 ft ) ,
- 1.13995 m (3.74 ft )
Maiden Flight:
- Oct 23, 1957
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Mass:
- 10,050 kg (22156 lb ) ,
- 10,049.79255 kg (22156 lb )
