Titan II ICBM

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The Titan II ICBM was a U.S. Cold War-era intercontinental ballistic missile known for its powerful two-stage liquid-fueled design and role as both a nuclear deterrent and the launch vehicle for NASA’s Gemini missions.

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instanceOf intercontinental ballistic missile
strategic missile
basedAt Davis–Monthan Air Force Base
Little Rock Air Force Base
McConnell Air Force Base
conflict Cold War
countryOfOrigin United States
deploymentMode underground silo
diameter approximately 3.05 meters
engineType hypergolic propellant
enteredService 1963
family Titan rocket family
firstFlight 1962
fuel Aerozine 50
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
launchMass approximately 150,000 kilograms
launchPlatform silo-based
launchVehicleDesignation Titan II GLV
length approximately 31 meters
locationOfTitanMissileMuseum near Tucson, Arizona
manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company
Martin Marietta
maximumRange approximately 15,000 kilometers
natoReportingName SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable)
notableAccident 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
numberOfSilos 54
oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide
preservedExamplesAt Titan Missile Museum
propulsionType liquid-fueled
retiredFromICBMService 1987
role ICBM
nuclear deterrent
space launch vehicle
safetyIssue risk of fuel leaks
toxic propellants
stages two-stage
successor LGM-30 Minuteman
usedAsLaunchVehicleFor Gemini 10
Gemini 11
Gemini 12
Gemini 3
Gemini 4
Gemini 5
Gemini 6A
Gemini 7
Gemini 8
Gemini 9A
usedBy United States Air Force
variantOf SM-68B Titan II
linked to: Titan II ICBM
warheadModel W-53
warheadType thermonuclear warhead
warheadYield 9 megatons of TNT

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SM-65 Atlas successor Titan II ICBM
Titan II GLV derivedFrom LGM-25C Titan II
linked to: Titan II ICBM
Strategic Air Command operatedWeaponSystem Titan ICBM
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LR-87 usedOn Titan II ICBM
LR-91 usedInProgram Titan missile program
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Titan II ICBM variantOf SM-68B Titan II
linked to: Titan II ICBM
Titan II second stage usedOnVehicle Gemini–Titan II
linked to: Titan II ICBM
B53 nuclear bomb usedIn Titan II ICBM (as W53 warhead)
linked to: Titan II ICBM
Strategic Air Command notableMissile Titan ICBM
subject linked to: SAC
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Titan II launch vehicle derivedFrom LGM-25C Titan II ICBM
linked to: Titan II ICBM
Titan IIIA derivedFrom Titan II ICBM
HGM-25A Titan I program successor LGM-25C Titan II program
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Titan IIIB derivedFrom Titan II ICBM
Gemini launch vehicles developedFrom Titan II missile
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Gemini launch vehicles improvedFrom SM-68B Titan II ICBM
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Titan II familyMember LGM-25C Titan II
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Titan 23G derivedFrom Titan II ICBM
W-53 developedFor Titan II ICBM
W-53 usedOnMissile LGM-25C Titan II
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W-53 usedOnMissile Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile
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W-53 deliverySystem LGM-25C Titan II
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Titan Missile Museum hasExhibit Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile
linked to: Titan II ICBM
Titan Missile Museum focusesOn Titan II missile system
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Titan Missile Museum missileType LGM-25C Titan II
linked to: Titan II ICBM