Titan IIIB was the collective name for a number of derivatives of the Titan II ICBM and Titan III launch vehicle, modified by the addition of an Agena upper stage.
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11 Facts About Titan IIIB
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The Titan IIIB 33B was a Titan IIIB 23B with the Agena enclosed in an enlarged fairing, in order to allow larger payloads to be launched.
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The final member of the Titan IIIB family was the Titan 34B which was a Titan 24B with the larger fairing used on the Titan 33B.
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Titan IIIB 23B space launch vehicle was a three-stage liquid fueled booster, designed to provide a small-to-medium weight class capability.
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Titan IIIB IIs were flown in NASA's Gemini manned space program in the mid-1960s.
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The Titan IIIB 23B is a derivative of the Titan IIIB II vehicle with an Agena D upper stage added.
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Titan IIIB 23B used the basic Titan IIIB 3A core with an Agena D upper stage, though without the all-inertial guidance system, malfunction detection equipment, and redundant systems required for man-rating the 3A.
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Titan IIIB 33B was a Titan IIIB 23B with the entire Agena and payload completely enclosed in a shroud.
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Titan IIIB rockets suffered four outright failures, and two partial failures.
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On 16 February 1972, a Titan IIIB IIIB failed to achieve orbit carrying a Jumpseat satellite.
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