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(U) Titan IVA

-Description
-Initiatives
-Links
-Impacts
-Requirements
-Lead
-Programmatics
-Categories
-POC
-Images
-Road Map
-Text Version

Overview (U):

(U) The Titan IV is a heavy-lift space launch vehicle used to carry DoD payloads such as Defense Support Program (DSP) and Milstar satellites into space. The Titan IVA vehicle configuration consists of a two stage liquid propellant core with a pair of large, attached solid rocket motors which provide the initial boost stage after lift-off.

Description (U):

(U) The Titan IV was designed to complement the National Space Transportation System (STS) (shuttle, orbiter) and serve as an independent launch vehicle system to assist in assuring Department of Defense (DoD) access to space. The Titan IVA is essentially a derivative of the 34D with structural extensions and other modifications to the two stage liquid propellant core vehicle designed to accommodate 2 seven-segment SRMs. The Titan IVA provides STS-equivalent and greater payload-to-orbit performance, enabling it to meet unique DoD requirements.

(U) All future launches of the Titan IV's will use the "B" version.

User Impact (U):

(U) Provides heavy-lift capability to launch surveillance, tracking, and communications satellites which support DoD and national requirements.

Programmatics (U):

(U) Operational.

(U) Termination: 07/1998 (4QFY1998).

Images (U):

Name Title

Titan IV Titan IV Launch Vehicle

Titan IV Launching Titan IV Launch Vehicle

This Table Is Unclassified.

This Table Is Unclassified.
Name	Title
Titan IV	Titan IV Launch Vehicle
Titan IV Launching	Titan IV Launch Vehicle

Related Initiatives (U):

Name Title

Arnold Engineer Dev Cntr (AEDC) Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC)

Centaur Centaur

DSP Defense Support Program (DSP)

Eastern Range Eastern Range

IUS Inertial Upper Stage (IUS)

Milstar I Milstar I

Milstar II Milstar II

Western Range Western Range

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This Table Is Unclassified.
Name	Title
Arnold Engineer Dev Cntr (AEDC)	Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC)
Centaur	Centaur
DSP	Defense Support Program (DSP)
Eastern Range	Eastern Range
IUS	Inertial Upper Stage (IUS)
Milstar I	Milstar I
Milstar II	Milstar II
Western Range	Western Range

Related Requirements (U): None.

Related Categories (U):

Name Title

Launch DoD Space Launch Programs

Launch Vehicles Launch Vehicles

Spacelift Spacelift

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This Table Is Unclassified.
Name	Title
Launch	DoD Space Launch Programs
Launch Vehicles	Launch Vehicles
Spacelift	Spacelift

Road Map Placements (U):

Name Title

Major DoD Space Programs Evolution of the Selected Space Programs

National Security Space Road Map Integrated System Road Map

SPACE FORCES SUPPORT SPACE FORCES SUPPORT

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This Table Is Unclassified.
Name	Title
Major DoD Space Programs	Evolution of the Selected Space Programs
National Security Space Road Map	Integrated System Road Map
SPACE FORCES SUPPORT	SPACE FORCES SUPPORT

Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):

Name

Titan IV Fact Sheet

Launch Vehicles-NASA

SMC-Fact Sheets

SMC Launch Home Page

Titan IV Launches

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This Table Is Unclassified.
Name
Titan IV Fact Sheet
Launch Vehicles-NASA
SMC-Fact Sheets
SMC Launch Home Page
Titan IV Launches

Lead Office (U):

Air Force.

(U) DoD: USD (A&T) and OASD(C3I), Pentagon, Washington, DC
(U) Service Staff: SAF/AQS, Pentagon, Washington, DC
(U) Major Command: AFMC/SMC, Los Angeles AFB, CA
(U) Program Management: AF PEO/Space; Launch Programs System Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, CA

Point of Contact (U):

(U) Col Charles Crain III, SMC, Open Phone: DSN 833-0210.

Date Of Information (U):

(U) 23 October 1997

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(U) Road Map Production Date: 23 June 2001