Titan III 23C

Titan 3(23)C Titan IIIC+

Mission Profile

The Titan III 23C (Titan 3(23)C, Titan IIIC+) was a three-to-four-stage American heavy-lift launch vehicle in the Titan family, an upgraded Titan IIIC with improved solid rocket motors and the option of a Transtage or Centaur upper stage. Standing 41.5 m tall with a 3.1 m core diameter and a liftoff mass of 626 tonnes, it generated 10,680 kN of liftoff thrust and could deliver 13,100 kg to low Earth orbit or 3,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. First flying in November 1970, the Titan III 23C launched heavy military communications and intelligence satellites for the US Department of Defense.