Titan II launch vehicle

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The Titan II launch vehicle was a U.S. two-stage liquid-fueled rocket originally derived from an intercontinental ballistic missile and later used to launch Gemini crewed spacecraft and various satellites into orbit.

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Titan II launch vehicle canonical 4
Titan II rocket 2
Titan II Gemini Launch Vehicle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle
orbital launch vehicle
countryOfOrigin United States
derivedFrom LGM-25C Titan II ICBM
linked to: Titan II ICBM
era Cold War
family Titan rocket family
firstStageEngineType LR87
linked to: LR-87
fuel Aerozine 50
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
launchCapability low Earth orbit
launchConfiguration two-stage configuration
launchesGeminiMissions Gemini 1
Gemini 10
Gemini 11
Gemini 12
Gemini 2
Gemini 3
Gemini 4
Gemini 5
Gemini 6A
Gemini 7
Gemini 8
Gemini 9A
launchOrientation vertical takeoff
launchSite Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19
Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4W
manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company
Martin Marietta
notableFeature storable hypergolic propellants enabling long on-pad readiness
numberOfStages 2
operatedBy U.S. Air Force Space Command
oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide
program Gemini program
propellantType hypergolic propellant
liquid-fueled
secondStageEngineType LR91
linked to: LR-91
status retired
successor Titan III launch vehicle
linked to: Titan IIIC
usedAs space launch vehicle conversion of Titan II ICBM
usedBy NASA
United States Air Force
usedFor Gemini program launches
crewed spaceflight
military satellite launches
reconnaissance satellite launches
satellite launch
weather satellite launches
usedToLaunch DMSP weather satellites
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program payloads

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LR-87 developedFor Titan II launch vehicle
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites launchVehicle Titan II rocket
linked to: Titan II launch vehicle
Gemini 1 launchVehicle Titan II Gemini Launch Vehicle
linked to: Titan II launch vehicle
EELV program replaced Titan II launch vehicle
Titan II second stage partOf Titan II launch vehicle
Titan II second stage separationFrom Titan II first stage
linked to: Titan II launch vehicle
Aerozine 50 isUsedIn Titan II rocket
linked to: Titan II launch vehicle
Lockheed Agena upper stage usedWith Titan II launch vehicle