List of Titan launches

This is a list of launches made by the LGM-25 Titan ICBMs, and their derivatives.

Launches

Date/Time (GMT) Configuration Serial Numbers Launch Site Trajectory Result Payload Remarks
6 February
21:22
Titan I A-3 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Maiden flight of Titan I, Battleship second stage
25 February
19:45
Titan I A-5 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Battleship second stage
3 April
17:11
Titan I A-4 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Battleship second stage
4 May
18:30
Titan I A-6 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Battleship second stage
14 August
16:00
Titan I B-5 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Failure Premature umbilical release caused a shutdown command to be sent at T+5 seconds. Missile fell back onto the pad and exploded.[1]
12 December
17:11
Titan I C-3 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure RVX-3 Vibration accidentally set off the RSO destruct charges at liftoff.[1][2]
2 February
18:08
Titan I B-7A CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful
5 February
21:46
Titan I C-4 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure RVX-3 Guidance compartment collapsed at T+52 seconds. Missile destroyed itself T+56 seconds.
24 February Titan I G-4 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful RVX-4
8 March
18:00
Titan I C-1 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure RVX-3 Second stage failed to start. Stuck valve prevented operation of the gas generator.
22 March Titan I G-5 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful RVX-4
8 April Titan I C-5 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Suborbital RVX-3
21 April
20:55
Titan I G-6 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful RVX-4
28 April
20:18
Titan I C-6 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Successful RVX-3
13 May
21:25
Titan I G-7 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful RVX-4
27 May
17:20
Titan I G-9 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Successful RVX-4
24 June Titan I G-10 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful RVX-4
1 July
17:29
Titan I J-2 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Broken hydraulic line led to loss of control. RSO T+11 seconds.
28 July
21:38
Titan I J-4 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Premature first stage shutdown. LOX valve accidentally closed, terminating thrust.
10 August
22:46
Titan I J-7 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
30 August Titan I J-5 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
28 September Titan I J-8 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
29 September
14:20
Titan I G-8 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful RVX-4
7 October
15:50
Titan I J-3 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
24 October
23:16
Titan I J-6 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
4 December
05:35
Titan I V-2 VAFB OSTF Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Silo elevator collapsed. Missile fell back into the silo and exploded.
20 December Titan I J-9 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Second stage gas generator failed to start.
20 January
20:53
Titan I AJ-10 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Improper disconnect of a pad umbilical prevented second stage ignition.
10 February
05:55
Titan I AJ-11 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
20 February Titan I AJ-13 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
3 March Titan I AJ-12 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Second stage turbopump failure
28 March Titan I AJ-14 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
31 March
19:42
Titan I AJ-15 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV First stage turbopump failure
3 May Titan I VS-1 VAFB SLTF Suborbital Successful Missile intentionally destroyed at T+180 seconds as a test of the range safety system.
23 May Titan I AJ-16 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
24 June
03:28
Titan I M-1 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Second stage hydraulics failure.
21 July
02:00
Titan I AJ-18 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
25 July
19:05
Titan I M-2 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
4 August Titan I AJ-19 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
7 September
01:30
Titan I AJ-17 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
8 September
19:05
Titan I M-3 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
23 September
20:36
Titan I SM-2 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful Partial failure. Premature first stage cutoff resulted in early second stage start and burn until LOX depletion.
29 September
01:52
Titan I AJ-20 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
7 October
01:30
Titan I M-4 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV Titan II guidance test
24 October
23:28
Titan I AJ-21 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
22 November
00:30
Titan I AJ-22 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
29 November
19:05
Titan I M-5 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
13 December Titan I AJ-23 CCAFS LC-20 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
15 December Titan I M-6 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Electrical malfunction prevented second stage start
21 January
00:57
Titan I SM-4 VAFB LC-395-A3 Suborbital Failure Second stage yaw acutator malfunctioned at liftoff, causing the stage to tumble at separation and fail to start.
29 January
23:30
Titan I M-7 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Mk.4 REV
23 February Titan I SM-18 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful
16 March
18:09
Titan II N-2 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV Maiden flight of Titan II
4 May
21:43
Titan I SM-34 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful
7 June
18:21
Titan II N-1 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
11 July
18:51
Titan II N-6 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
25 July
16:17
Titan II N-4 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
12 September
15:50
Titan II N-5 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
6 October Titan I SM-35 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful
12 October
16:24
Titan II N-9 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
26 October
17:05
Titan II N-12 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
5 December Titan I SM-11 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful
6 December
20:31
Titan II N-11 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Mk.4 REV Pogo oscillation reduction experiment failed and caused premature first stage shutdown from vibration
19 December
20:08
Titan II N-13 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
10 January Titan II N-15 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Mk.6 REV Second stage developed low thrust and landed well short of its intended impact point
29 January Titan I SM-8 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful
6 February
17:59
Titan II N-16 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
16 February
21:45
Titan II N-7 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Failure Mk.6 REV Design flaw caused the silo umbilicals to rip wiring out of the missile at liftoff, cutting power to the guidance system and causing complete loss of control. The malfunction prevented the range safety destruct charges from working, but the backup destruct system activated at T+30 seconds. "Awful Tired"[3]
21 March
15:23
Titan II N-18 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
30 March
08:45
Titan I SM-3 VAFB LC-395-A2 Suborbital Successful NTMP K-17
5 April Titan I V-1 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful
13 April Titan I SM-1 VAFB LC-395-A3 Suborbital Successful NTMP K-21
19 April Titan II N-21 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful
27 April Titan II N-8 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV "Dinner Party"[3]
1 May
10:15
Titan I V-4 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Failure Stuck engine valve caused the missile to tip over at liftoff and explode on impact with the ground
9 May Titan II N-14 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
13 May Titan II N-19 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV "Flying Frog"[3]
24 May
17:33
Titan II N-17 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV
29 May
16:56
Titan II N-20 CCAFS LC-16 Suborbital Failure Mk.6 REV Pogo oscillation reduction experiment. Fuel valve leak caused a thrust section fire and loss of control. Missile self-destructed at T+52 seconds.
20 June Titan II N-22 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV "Thread Needle"[3]
16 July Titan I SM-24 VAFB LC-395-A2 Suborbital Successful
15 August Titan I SM-7 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful
21 August
23:23
Titan II N-24 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Pod T-202 Gemini Malfunction Detection System test
30 August Titan I SM-56 VAFB LC-395-A3 Suborbital Successful
17 September Titan I SM-83 VAFB LC-395-A2 Suborbital Successful
23 September Titan II N-23 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful Mk.6 REV "Tar Top"[3]
1 November
20:15
Titan II N-25 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Pod T Pogo oscillation reduction experiment
Gemini Malfunction Detection System test
9 November Titan II N-27 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful
14 November Titan I SM-68 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful
12 December
20:00
Titan II N-29 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Pod T Pogo oscillation reduction experiment
Gemini Malfunction Detection System test
17 December Titan II N-28 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful Pod T
15 January Titan II N-31 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Pod T Pogo oscillation reduction experiment
Gemini Malfunction Detection System test
23 January Titan II N-26 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful
17 February
16:15
Titan II B-15 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful
26 February
20:15
Titan II N-32 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful
13 March Titan II N-30 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful
24 March
01:42
Titan II N-33 CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful Pod T-207 Gemini Malfunction Detection System test
6 April
16:00:01
Titan II GLV GT-1 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 1 First Gemini launch, first orbital Titan launch
9 April
20:00
Titan II N-3A CCAFS LC-15 Suborbital Successful
30 July Titan II B-28 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "Cobra Skin"[3]
11 August Titan II B-9 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "Double Talley"[3]
13 August Titan II B-7 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "Gentle Annie"[3]
1 September
15:00:06
Titan IIIA 3A-2 TS-1 CCAFS LC-20 Planned: LEO Failure Maiden flight of Titan III, Transtage failed to pressurise
2 October Titan II B-1 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Black Widow"[3]
4 November
17:00
Titan II B-32 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "High Rider"[3]
8 December Titan I SM-85 VAFB LC-395-A1 Suborbital Successful "ST West Wind I"[3]
10 December
16:52:33
Titan IIIA 3A-1 TS-2 CCAFS LC-20 LEO Successful
14 January
12:00
Titan I SM-33 VAFB LC-395-A3 Suborbital Successful "ST West Wind III"[3]
19 January
14:04:00
Titan II GLV GT-2 CCAFS LC-19 Suborbital Successful Gemini 2
11 February
15:19:05
Titan IIIA 3A-3 CCAFS LC-20 LEO Successful LES-1
5 March Titan I SM-33 VAFB LC-395-A3 Suborbital Successful "ST West Wind II",[3] final flight of Titan I
23 March
14:24:00
Titan II GLV GT-3 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 3 First manned Titan launch
25 March
02:15
Titan II B-60 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Arctic Sun"[3]
16 April
19:19
Titan II B-45 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Bear Hug"[3]
30 April
19:05
Titan II B-54 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "Card Deck"[3]
6 May
15:00:03
Titan IIIA 3A-6 CCAFS LC-20 LEO Successful LES-2
LCS-1
Final flight of Titan IIIA
21 May
23:53
Titan II B-51 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Front Sight"[3]
3 June
15:16:00
Titan II GLV GT-4 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 4 Manned flight
14 June
13:31
Titan II B-22 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Gold Fish"[3]
18 June
14:00:04
Titan IIIC 3C-7 TS-5 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Successful Maiden flight of Titan IIIC
30 June
14:29
Titan II B-30 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "Busy Bee"[3]
21 July
18:18
Titan II B-62 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Long Ball"[3]
16 August
20:04
Titan II B-6 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Magic Lamp"[3]
21 August
14:00:00
Titan II GLV GT-5 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 5
REP
Manned flight
26 August
00:04
Titan II B-19 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "New Role"[3]
21 September
14:04
Titan II B-58 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Bold Guy"[3]
15 October
17:23:59
Titan IIIC 3C-4 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Failure LCS-2
OV2-1
Transtage disingegrated
20 October
18:09
Titan II B-33 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Power Box"[3]
27 November
10:00
Titan II B-20 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "Red Wagon"[3]
30 November
14:44
Titan II B-4 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Cross Fire"[3]
4 December
19:30:04
Titan II GLV GT-7 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 7 Manned flight
15 December
13:37:26
Titan II GLV GT-6 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 6A Manned flight
21 December
14:00:01
Titan IIIC 3C-8 CCAFS LC-41 LEO Partial failure LES-4
LES-3
OV2-3
OSCAR 4
Spacecraft failed to separate
22 December
14:10
Titan II B-73 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Sea Rover"[3]
3 February
11:11
Titan II B-87 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "Winter Ice"[3]
17 February
09:45
Titan II B-61 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Black Hawk"[3]
16 March
16:41:02
Titan II GLV GT-8 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 8 Manned flight
25 March
09:42
Titan II B-16 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Close Touch"[3]
5 April
16:20
Titan II B-50 VAFB LC-395-D Suborbital Successful "Gold Ring"[3]
20 April
08:44
Titan II B-55 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Long Light"[3]
24 May Titan II B-91 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Silver Bullet"[3]
3 June
13:39:33
Titan II GLV GT-9 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 9A Manned flight
16 June
14:00:01
Titan IIIC 3C-11 CCAFS LC-41 Sub-GSO Successful OPS-9311 (IDCSP)
OPS-9312 (IDCSP)
OPS-9313 (IDCSP)
OPS-9314 (IDCSP)
OPS-9315 (IDCSP)
OPS-9316 (IDCSP)
OPS-9317 (IDCSP)
GGTS-1
18 July
22:20:27
Titan II GLV GT-10 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 10 Manned flight
22 July Titan II B-95 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Giant Train"[3]
29 July
18:43
Titan IIIB 3B-1 4751 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-3014 (KH-8) Maiden flight of Titan IIIB
26 August
13:59:56
Titan IIIC 3C-12 CCAFS LC-41 Planned: Sub-GSO Failure 7 x IDCSP
GGTS-2
Payload fairing disintegrated at T+78 seconds. RSO T+83 seconds.
12 September
14:42:27
Titan II-GLV GT-11 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 11 Manned flight
16 September Titan II B-40 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Black River"[3]
28 September
19:12
Titan IIIB 3B-2 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4096 (KH-8)
3 November
13:50:42
Titan IIIC 3C-9 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Successful Gemini B
OV4-3
OV4-1R/T
Manned Orbiting Laboratory boilerplate
Gemini B released on suborbital trajectory
11 November
20:46:33
Titan II-GLV GT-12 CCAFS LC-19 LEO Successful Gemini 12 Final manned Titan flight
24 November
10:00
Titan II B-68 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Bubble Girl"[3]
14 December
18:14
Titan IIIB 3B-3 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-8968 (KH-8)
28 January
14:19
Titan IIIC 3C-13 CCAFS LC-41 Sub-GSO Successful OPS-9321 (IDCSP)
OPS-9322 (IDCSP)
OPS-9323 (IDCSP)
OPS-9324 (IDCSP)
OPS-9325 (IDCSP)
OPS-9326 (IDCSP)
OPS-9327 (IDCSP)
OPS-9328 (IDCSP)
24 February
19:55
Titan IIIB 3B-4 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4204 (KH-8)
17 March Titan II B-76 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Gift Horse"[3]
12 April Titan II B-81 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Glamour Girl"[3]
26 April
18:00
Titan IIIB 3B-5 VAFB SLC-4W Planned: LEO Failure OPS-4243 (KH-8) Second stage lost thrust due to probable fuel line obstruction. Vehicle impacted the Pacific Ocean 600 miles downrange.
28 April
10:01
Titan IIIC 3C-10 CCAFS LC-41 HEO Successful OPS-6638 (Vela)
OPS-6679 (Vela)
ORS-4
OV5-1
OV5-3
20 June
16:19
Titan IIIB 3B-8 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4282 (KH-8)
23 June Titan II B-70 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Buggy Wheel"[3]
1 July
13:15
Titan IIIC 3C-14 CCAFS LC-41 Sub-GSO Successful OPS-9331 (IDCSP)
OPS-9332 (IDCSP)
OPS-9333 (IDCSP)
OPS-9334 (IDCSP)
LES-5
DODGE
16 August
17:02
Titan IIIB 3B-9 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4886 (KH-8)
11 September Titan II B-21 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Glowing Bright"[3]
19 September
18:28
Titan IIIB 3B-10 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4941 (KH-8)
25 October
19:15
Titan IIIB 3B-11 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4995 (KH-8)
5 December
18:45
Titan IIIB 3B-12 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5000 (KH-8)
18 January
19:04
Titan IIIB 3B-13 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5028 (KH-8)
28 February
15:00
Titan II B-88 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Glory Trip 04T"[3]
13 March
19:55
Titan IIIB 3B-14 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5057 (KH-8)
2 April Titan II B-36 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Glory Trip 10T"[3]
7 April
17:00
Titan IIIB 3B-15 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5105 (KH-8)
5 June
17:31
Titan IIIB 3B-16 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5138 (KH-8)
12 June Titan II B-82 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Glory Trip 08T"[3]
13 June
14:03
Titan IIIC 3C-16 CCAFS LC-41 Sub-GSO Successful OPS-9341 (IDCSP)
OPS-9342 (IDCSP)
OPS-9343 (IDCSP)
OPS-9344 (IDCSP)
OPS-9345 (IDCSP)
OPS-9346 (IDCSP)
OPS-9347 (IDCSP)
OPS-9348 (IDCSP)
6 August
16:33
Titan IIIB 3B-17 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5187 (KH-8)
21 August Titan II B-53 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Glory Trip 18T"[3]
10 September
18:30
Titan IIIB 3B-18 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5247 (KH-8)
26 September
07:37
Titan IIIC 3C-5 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Successful LES-6
OV2-5
OV5-2
OV5-4
6 November
19:10
Titan IIIB 3B-19 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5296 (KH-8)
19 November Titan II B-3 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful "Glory Trip 23T"[3]
4 December
19:23
Titan IIIB 3B-20 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-6518 (KH-8)
22 January
19:10
Titan IIIB 3B-6 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7585 (KH-8)
9 February
21:09
Titan IIIC 3C-17 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Successful OPS-0757 (Tacsat)
4 March
19:30
Titan IIIB 3B-7 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4248 (KH-8)
15 April
17:30
Titan IIIB 3B-21 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5310 (KH-8)
20 May Titan II B-83 VAFB LC-395-B Suborbital Successful "Glory Trip 39T"[3]
23 May
07:57
Titan IIIC 3C-15 CCAFS LC-41 HEO Successful OPS-6909 (Vela)
OPS-6911 (Vela)
OV5-5
OV5-6
OV5-9
3 June
16:49
Titan IIIB 3B-22 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-1077 (KH-8)
23 August
16:00
Titan III(23)B 23B-1 3B-23 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7807 (KH-8A) Maiden flight of Titan 23B
14 October
18:10
Titan III(23)B 23B-2 3B-24 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-8455 (KH-8A)
14 January
18:43
Titan III(23)B 23B-3 3B-24 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-6531 (KH-8A)
8 April
10:50
Titan IIIC 3C-18 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Successful OPS-7033 (Vela)
OPS-7044 (Vela)
15 April
15:52
Titan III(23)B 23B-4 3B-26 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-2863 (KH-8A)
25 June
14:50
Titan III(23)B 23B-5 3B-27 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-6820 (KH-8A)
18 August
14:45
Titan III(23)B 23B-6 3B-28 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7874 (KH-8A)
23 October
17:40
Titan III(23)B 23B-7 3B-29 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7568 (KH-8A)
6 November
10:35
Titan III(23)C 23C-1 3C-19 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GSO
Actual: Sub-GSO
Partial failure OPS-5960 (IMEWS) Maiden flight of Titan 23C, reached lower orbit than planned
21 January
18:28
Titan III(23)B 23B-8 3B-30 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7776 (KH-8A)
21 March
03:45
Titan III(33)B 33B-1 3B-36 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-4788 (Jumpseat) Maiden flight of Titan 33B
22 April
15:30
Titan III(23)B 23B-9 3B-31 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7899 (KH-8A) Final flight of Titan 23B
5 May
07:43
Titan III(23)C 23C-2 3C-20 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-3811 (IMEWS)
15 June
18:41
Titan III(23)D 23D-1 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-8709 (KH-9) Maiden flight of Titan IIID
20 June
22:45
Titan II B-12 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful SSTTP M1-17
12 August
15:30
Titan III(24)B 24B-1 3B-32 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-8607 (KH-8A) Maiden flight of Titan 24B
28 August
02:22
Titan II B-100 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful SSTTP M2-1
23 October
17:16
Titan III(24)B 24B-2 3B-33 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7616 (KH-8A)
3 November
03:09
Titan III(23)C 23C-3 3C-21 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-9431 (DSCS-II)
OPS-9432 (DSCS-II)
20 January
18:36
Titan III(23)D 23D-2 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-1737 (KH-9)
SSF-B-22
16 February
09:59
Titan III(33)B 33B-2 3B-37 VAFB SLC-4W Planned: Molniya Failure OPS-1844 (Jumpseat) Failed to reach orbit
1 March
09:39
Titan III(23)C 23C-4 3C-22 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-1570 (IMEWS)
17 March
17:00
Titan III(24)B 24B-3 3B-34 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-1678 (KH-8A)
20 May
15:30
Titan III(24)B 24B-4 3B-35 VAFB SLC-4W Planned: LEO Failure OPS-6574 (KH-8A) Agena pressurization failure
24 May
23:45
Titan II B-46 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful SSTTP M2-10
7 July
17:46
Titan III(23)D 23D-5 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-7293 (KH-9)
SSF-B-23
1 September
17:44
Titan III(24)B 24B-5 3B-39 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-8888 (KH-8A)
10 October
18:03
Titan III(23)D 23D-3 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-8314 (KH-9)
SSF-C-3
11 October
11:30
Titan II B-78 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful SSTTP M2-14
21 December
17:45
Titan III(24)B 24B-6 3B-40 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-3978 (KH-8A)
9 March
21:00
Titan III(23)D 23D-6 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-8410 (KH-9)
16 May
16:40
Titan III(24)B 24B-7 3B-41 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-2093 (KH-8A)
12 June
07:14
Titan III(23)C 23C-6 3C-24 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-6157 (IMEWS)
26 June
17:00
Titan III(24)B 24B-9 3B-43 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Failure OPS-4018 (KH-8A) Agena fuel valve failure
13 July
20:24
Titan III(23)D 23D-7 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-8261 (KH-9)
21 August
16:07
Titan III(33)B 33B-3 3B-38 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-7724 (Jumpseat) Final flight of Titan 33B
27 September
17:15
Titan III(24)B 24B-8 3B-42 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-6275 (KH-8A)
6 October Titan II B-69 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful SSTTP M2-27
10 November
20:09
Titan III(23)D 23D-8 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-6630 (KH-9)
SSF-B-24
SSF-C-4
13 December
23:57
Titan III(23)C 23C-8 3C-26 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-9433 (DSCS-II)
OPS-9434 (DSCS-II)
11 February
13:48
Titan III(23)E 23E-1 TC-1 CCAFS LC-41 Planned: Sub-GSO Failure Sphinx
Viking-DS
Maiden flight of Titan IIIE. Centaur LOX turbopump malfunction. RSO T+525 seconds.
13 February
18:00
Titan III(24)B 24B-10 3B-44 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-6889 (KH-8A)
1 March Titan II B-85 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful SSTTP M2-31
10 April
20:20
Titan III(23)D 23D-9 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-6245 (KH-9)
SSF-B-25
IRCB
30 May
13:00
Titan III(23)C 23C-9 3C-27 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful ATS-6
6 June
16:30
Titan III(24)B 24B-11 3B-45 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-1776 (KH-8A)
14 August
15:35
Titan III(24)B 24B-12 3B-46 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-3004 (KH-8A)
29 October
19:30
Titan III(23)D 23D-4 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-7122 (KH-9)
OPS-8452 (S3)
SSF-B-26
10 December
07:11
Titan III(23)E/Star-37E 23E-2 TC-2 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric Successful Helios-1 Probe targeted to examine the Sun; first probe to fly inside the orbit of Mercury
10 January
02:27
Titan II B-27 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful SOFT-1
10 March
04:41
Titan III(34)B 34B-1 3B-50 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-2439 (Jumpseat) Maiden flight of Titan 34B
18 April
16:48
Titan III(24)B 24B-14 3B-48 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4883 (KH-8A)
20 May
14:03
Titan III(23)C 23C-7 3C-25 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GSO
Actual: LEO
Failure OPS-9435 (DSCS-II)
OPS-9436 (DSCS-II)
Transtage gyroscope malfunction
8 June
18:30
Titan III(23)D 23D-10 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-6381 (KH-9)
SSF-C-5
7 August Titan II B-52 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful DG-2
20 August
21:22
Titan III(23)E 23E-4 TC-4 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric Successful Viking 1 Mars orbiter and lander; lander arrived at Chryse Planitia on July 20, 1976.
9 September
18:39
Titan III(23)E 23E-3 TC-3 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric Successful Viking 2 Mars orbiter and lander; lander arrived at Utopia Planitia on September 3, 1976.
9 October
19:15
Titan III(24)B 24B-13 3B-47 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-5499 (KH-8A)
4 December
20:38
Titan III(23)D 23D-13 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-4428 (KH-9)
OPS-5547 (S3)
4 December Titan II B-41 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful DG-4
14 December
05:15
Titan III(23)C 23C-11 3C-29 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-3165 (DSP)
15 January
05:34
Titan III(23)E/Star-37E 23E-5 TC-5 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric Successful Helios-2 Probe targeted to examine the Sun; achieved highest velocity of any man-made object, 252,792 km/h (157,078 mph) relative to the Sun.[4]
15 March
01:25
Titan III(23)C 23C-12 3C-30 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful LES-8
LES-9
Solrad 11A
Solrad 11B
22 March
18:14
Titan III(24)B 24B-18 3B-52 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7600 (KH-8A)
2 June
20:56
Titan III(34)B 34B-5 3B-55 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-7837 (SDS)
26 June
03:00
Titan III(23)C 23C-10 3C-28 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-2112 (DSP)
28 June
02:40
Titan II B-17 VAFB LC-395-C Suborbital Successful ITF-1 "Rivet Hawk",[5] final flight of Titan ICBM, carried prototype Titan 23G guidance system
8 July
18:30
Titan III(23)D 23D-14 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-4699 (KH-9)
OPS-3986 (S3)
SSF-D-1
6 August
22:21
Titan III(34)B 34B-6 3B-56 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-7940 (SDS)
15 September
18:50
Titan III(24)B 24B-17 3B-51 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-8533 (KH-8A)
19 December
18:19
Titan III(23)D 23D-15 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-5705 (KH-11)
6 February
06:00
Titan III(23)C 23C-5 3C-23 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-3151 (DSP)
13 March
18:41
Titan III(24)B 24B-19 3B-54 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-4915 (KH-8A)
12 May
14:26
Titan III(23)C 23C-14 3C-32 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-9437 (DSCS-II)
OPS-9438 (DSCS-II)
27 June
18:30
Titan III(23)D 23D-17 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-4800 (KH-9)
20 August
14:29
Titan III(23)E 23E-7 TC-7 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric[6] Successful Voyager 2 Probe targeted at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune; completed Planetary Grand Tour
Solar System escape velocity achieved on Jupiter fly-by
5 September
12:56
Titan III(23)E 23E-6 TC-6 CCAFS LC-41 Heliocentric[6] Successful Voyager 1 Final flight of Titan IIIE
Probe targeted at Jupiter and Saturn
Solar System escape velocity achieved on Jupiter fly-by
First man-made object to leave the Solar System; now furthest man-made object from the Sun
23 September
18:34
Titan III(24)B 24B-23 3B-58 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7471 (KH-8A)
25 February
05:00
Titan III(34)B 34B-2 3B-49 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-6031 (Jumpseat)
16 March
18:43
Titan III(23)D 23D-20 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-0460 (KH-9)
SSF-D-2
25 March
18:09
Titan III(23)C 23C-17 3C-35 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GSO Failure OPS-9439 (DSCS-II)
OPS-9440 (DSCS-II)
Second stage hydraulic malfunction. RSO destruct.
10 June
19:12
Titan III(23)C 23C-15 3C-33 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Successful OPS-9454 (Chalet)
14 June
18:28
Titan III(23)D 23D-18 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-4515 (KH-11)
5 August
05:00
Titan III(34)B 34B-7 3B-57 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-7310 (SDS)
14 December
00:43
Titan III(23)C 23C-18 3C-36 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-9441 (DSCS-II)
OPS-9442 (DSCS-II)
16 March
18:30
Titan III(23)D 23D-21 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-3854 (KH-9)
SSF-D-3
28 May
18:14
Titan III(24)B 24B-25 3B-61 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-7164 (KH-8A)
10 June
13:39
Titan III(23)C 23C-13 3C-31 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-7484 (DSP)
1 October
11:22
Titan III(23)C 23C-16 3C-34 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Successful OPS-1948 (Chalet)
21 November
21:36
Titan III(23)C 23C-19 3C-37 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-9443 (DSCS-II)
OPS-9444 (DSCS-II)
7 February
21:10
Titan III(23)D 23D-19 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-2581 (KH-11)
18 June
18:29
Titan III(23)D 23D-16 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-3123 (KH-9)
SSF-C-6
13 December
16:04
Titan III(34)B 34B-3 3B-53 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-5805 (SDS)
28 February
19:15
Titan III(24)B 24B-24 3B-59 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-1166 (KH-8A)
16 March
19:24
Titan III(23)C 23C-22 3C-40 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-7350 (DSP)
24 April
21:32
Titan III(34)B 34B-8 3B-60 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Partial failure OPS-7225 (Jumpseat) Spacecraft failed to separate
3 September
18:29
Titan III(23)D 23D-22 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-3984 (KH-11)
31 October
09:22
Titan III(23)C 23C-21 3C-39 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Successful OPS-4029 (Chalet)
21 January
19:36
Titan III(24)B 24B-26 3B-62 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-2849 (KH-8A HB)
6 March
19:25
Titan III(23)C 23C-20 3C-38 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-8701 (DSP) Final flight of Titan IIIC
11 May
18:45
Titan III(23)D 23D-24 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-5642 (KH-9)
SSF-D-4
30 October
04:05
Titan 34D/IUS 4D-5 34D-1 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-9446 (DSCS-II)
DSCS III-A1
Maiden flight of Titan 34D
17 November
21:22
Titan III(23)D 23D-23 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-9627 (KH-11) Final flight of Titan IIID
15 April
18:45
Titan III(24)B 24B-27 3B-63 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-2925 (KH-8A)
20 June
18:45
Titan 34D 4D-3 34D-5 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful OPS-0721 (KH-9)
SSF-C-7
31 July
15:41
Titan III(34)B 34B-9 3B-65 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful OPS-7304 (Jumpseat)
31 January
03:08
Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-1 34D-10 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Successful OPS-0441 (Vortex)
14 April
16:52
Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-2 34D-11 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful OPS-7641 (DSP)
17 April
18:45
Titan III(24)B 24B-28 3B-67 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful OPS-8424 (KH-8A) Final flight of Titan 24B
25 June
18:43
Titan 34D 4D-1 34D-4 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-2 (KH-9)
USA-3 (SSF-D)
28 August
18:03
Titan III(34)B 34B-4 3B-64 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful USA-4 (SDS)
4 December
18:00
Titan 34D 4D-4 34D-6 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-6 (KH-11)
22 December
00:02
Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-3 34D-13 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful USA-7 (DSP)
8 February
06:10
Titan III(34)B 34B-10 3B-69 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful USA-9 (SDS)
28 August
21:20
Titan 34D 4D-6 34D-7 VAFB SLC-4E Planned: LEO Failure KH-11 First stage oxidizer leak led to turbopump failure and premature shutdown. RSO T+272 seconds.
18 April
17:45
Titan 34D 4D-2 34D-9 VAFB SLC-4E Planned: LEO Failure KH-9 SRM burn-through. Vehicle exploded 8 seconds after liftoff.
Last KH-9 Hexagon satellite
12 February
06:40
Titan III(34)B 34B-51 3B-66 VAFB SLC-4W Molniya Successful USA-21 (SDS) Final flight of Titan IIIB; Final use of Agena upper stage in any vehicle
26 October
21:32
Titan 34D 4D-8 34D-15 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-27 (KH-11)
29 November
03:28
Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-4 34D-8 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful USA-28 (DSP)
2 September
12:05
Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-5 34D-3 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: HEO
Actual: MEO
Failure USA-31 (Vortex) Transtage failed to repressurise
5 September
09:25
Titan II(23)G 23G-1 B-56 B-98 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful USA-32 (Bernie) Maiden flight of Titan 23G
6 November
18:03
Titan 34D 4D-7 34D-14 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-33 (KH-11)
10 May
19:47
Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-6 34D-16 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Successful USA-37 (Vortex)
14 June
13:18
Titan IV(402)A 45D-1 4A-1 K-1 IUS-8 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Successful USA-39 (DSP) Maiden flight of Titan IV
4 September
05:54
Titan 34D/Transtage 5D-7 34D-2 CCAFS LC-40 HEO Successful USA-43 (DSCS-II)
USA-44 (DSCS-III)
Final flight of Titan 34D
6 September
01:49
Titan II(23)G 23G-2 B-99 B-75 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful USA-45 (Bernie)
1 January
00:07
Commercial Titan III CT-1 CCAFS LC-40 LEO[6] Successful Skynet 4A
JCSAT-2
Maiden flight of Commercial Titan III
14 March
11:52
Commercial Titan III CT-2 CCAFS LC-40 Planned: GTO
Actual: LEO
Partial failure Intelsat 603 Second stage failed to separate from kick motor, upper stage jettison successfully commanded to save payload
Spacecraft later recovered and reboosted by Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-49
8 June
05:22
Titan IV(405)A 45H-4 4A-4 K-4 CCAFS LC-41 LEO Successful USA-59 (SLDCOM)
USA-60 (NOSS)
USA-61 (NOSS)
USA-62 (NOSS)
Maiden flight of Titan 405A
23 June
11:19
Commercial Titan III CT-3 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Successful Intelsat 604
13 November
00:37
Titan IV(402)A 45D-2 4A-6 K-6 IUS-6 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Successful USA-65 (DSP)
8 March
12:03
Titan IV(403)A 45F-1 4A-5 K-5 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-69 (Lacrosse) Maiden flight of Titan 403A
8 November
07:07
Titan IV(403)A 45F-2 4A-8 K-8 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-72 (SLDCOM)
USA-74 (NOSS)
USA-76 (NOSS)
USA-77 (NOSS)
25 April
08:53
Titan II(23)G 23G-3 B-102 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful USA-81 (Bernie)
25 September
17:05
Commercial Titan III/TOS CT-4 CCAFS LC-40 Heliocentric Successful Mars Observer Final flight of Commercial Titan III
28 November
21:34
Titan IV(404)A 45J-1 4A-3 K-3 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-86 (KH-12) Maiden flight of Titan 404A
2 August
19:59
Titan IV(403)A 45F-9 4A-11 K-11 VAFB SLC-4E Planned: LEO Failure SLDCOM
3 x NOSS
SRM exploded due to damage caused during maintenance on ground
5 October
17:56
Titan II(23)G/Star-37XFP 23G-5 B-65 VAFB SLC-4W Planned: LEO Failure Landsat 6 Star-37 failed to ignite
25 January
16:34
Titan II(23)G 23G-11 B-67 B-89 VAFB SLC-4W LEO[6] Successful Clementine
DSPSE-ISA
7 February
21:47
Titan IV(401)A 45E-3 4A-10 K-10 TC-12 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful USA-99 (Milstar DFS-1) Maiden flight of Titan 401A
3 May
15:55
Titan IV(401)A 45E-1 4A-7 K-7 TC-10 CCAFS LC-41 Molniya Successful USA-103 (Trumpet)
27 August
08:58
Titan IV(401)A 45E-2 4A-9 K-9 TC-11 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Successful USA-105 (Mercury)
22 December
22:19
Titan IV(402)A 45D-3 4A-14 K-14 IUS-20 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful USA-65 (DSP) Final flight of Titan 402A
14 May
13:45
Titan IV(401)A 45E-8 4A-23 K-23 TC-17 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful USA-110 (Mentor)
10 July
12:38
Titan IV(401)A 45E-5 4A-19 K-19 TC-8 CCAFS LC-41 Molniya Successful USA-112 (Trumpet)
6 November
05:15
Titan IV(401)A 45E-7 4A-21 K-21 TC-13 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful USA-115 (Milstar DFS-2)
5 December
21:18
Titan IV(404)A 45J-3 4A-15 K-15 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-116 (KH-12)
24 April
23:37
Titan IV(401)A 45E-4 4A-15 K-16 TC-16 CCAFS LC-41 GSO Successful USA-118 (Mercury)
12 May
21:32
Titan IV(403)A 45F-11 4A-22 K-22 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-119 (SLDCOM)
USA-120 (NOSS)
USA-121 (NOSS)
USA-122 (NOSS)
USA-123 (TiPS)
USA-124 (TiPS)
3 July
00:31
Titan IV(405)A 45H-1 4A-2 K-2 CCAFS LC-40 LEO Successful USA-125 (SDS) Final flight of Titan 405A
20 December
18:04
Titan IV(404)A 45J-5 4A-13 K-13 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-129 (KH-12) NRO L-2, final flight of Titan 404A
23 February
20:20
Titan IV(402)B 45D-4 4B-24 K-24 IUS-4 CCAFS LC-40 GSO Successful USA-130 (DSP) Maiden flight of Titan IVB
4 April
16:47
Titan II(23)G/Star-37S 23G-6 B-106 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful USA-131 (DMSP)
15 October
08:43
Titan IV(401)B 45E-13 4B-33 K-33 TC-21 CCAFS LC-40 Heliocentric Successful Cassini
Huygens
Maiden flight of Titan 401B
24 October
02:32
Titan IV(403)A 45F-3 4A-18 K-18 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-133 (Lacrosse) Final flight of Titan 403A
8 November
02:05
Titan IV(401)A 4A-17 TC-16 CCAFS LC-41 Molniya Successful USA-136 (Trumpet) NRO L-4
9 May
01:38
Titan IV(401)B 4B-25 K-25 TC-18 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Successful USA-139 (Mentor) NRO L-6
13 May
15:52
Titan II(23)G/Star-37XFP 23G-12 B-72 B-80 B-84 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful NOAA-15
12 August
11:30
Titan IV(401)A 4A-20 K-17 TC-9 CCAFS SLC-41 Planned: GSO Failure NROL-7 (Mercury) Final flight of Titan IV-A. Electrical short reset the guidance computer, resulting in an erroneous pitch down maneuver and vehicle breakup at T+40 seconds.
9 April
17:01
Titan IV(402)B 4B-27 K-32 IUS-21 CCAFS SLC-41 Planned: GSO
Actual: GTO
Failure USA-142 (DSP) IUS stage separation failure. Final flight of Titan from SLC-41 before being converted into an Atlas V launch facility.
30 April
16:30
Titan IV(401)B 4B-32 K-26 TC-14 CCAFS SLC-40 Planned: GSO
Actual: MEO
Failure USA-143 (Milstar DFS-3m) Incorrectly programmed guidance computer caused loss of Centaur attitude control. Payload left in a useless orbit.
22 May
09:36
Titan IV(404)B 4B-12 K-12 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-144 (Misty) Maiden flight of Titan 404B
20 June
02:15
Titan II(23)G 23G-7 B-75 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful QuickSCAT
12 December
17:38
Titan II(23)G/Star-37XFP 23G-8 B-44 B-94 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful USA-147 (DMSP)
8 May
16:01
Titan IV(402)B 4B-29 K-29 IUS-22 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Successful USA-149 (DSP)
17 August
23:45
Titan IV(403)B 4B-28 K-25 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-152 (Onyx) NRO L-11, Maiden flight of Titan 403B
21 September
10:22
Titan II(23)G/Star-37XFP 23G-13 B-39 B-96 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful NOAA-16
27 February
21:20
Titan IV(401)B 4B-41 K-30 TC-22 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Successful USA-157 (Milstar DFS-4)
6 August
07:28
Titan IV(402)B 4B-31 K-31 IUS-16 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Successful USA-159 (DSP)
5 October
21:21
Titan IV(404)B 4B-34 K-34 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-161 (KH-12) NRO L-14, Maiden flight of Titan 404B
16 January
00:30
Titan IV(401)B 4B-38 K-35 TC-19 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Successful USA-164 (Milstar DFS-5)
24 June
18:23
Titan II(23)G/Star-37XFP 23G-14 B-72 B-92 B-71 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful NOAA-17
6 January
14:19
Titan II(23)G 23G-4 B-72 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful Coriolis
8 April
13:43
Titan IV(401)B 4B-35 TC-23 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Successful USA-169 (Milstar DFS-6)
9 September Titan IV(401)B 4B-36 TC-20 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Successful USA-171 (Mentor) NRO L-19, final flight of Titan 401B
18 October
16:17
Titan II(23)G/Star-37XFP 23G-9 B-107 VAFB SLC-4W LEO Successful USA-172 (DMSP) Final flight of Titan II
14 February
18:50
Titan IV(402)B 4B-39 K-39 IUS-10 CCAFS SLC-40 GSO Successful USA-176 (DSP) Final flight of Titan 402B
30 April
00:50
Titan IV(403)B 4B-30 CCAFS SLC-40 LEO Successful USA-182 (Onyx) NRO L-16, Final flight of Titan 403B
19 October
18:05
Titan IV(404)B 4B-26 K-35 VAFB SLC-4E LEO Successful USA-186 (KH-12) NRO L-20, Final flight of Titan IV

References

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