Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocketdyne, Division of North American Aviation Co.
- Summary
- This is the attitude control system for the Titan 3E launch vehicle. The system consisted of three SE-9 rocket engines to provide attitude control in three axis. Each engine produced from 45 pounds of thrust and used storable, hypergolic, or self-igniting, propellants that made it simple and reliable. The Titan 3E was a modified U.S. Air Force Titan missile used to launch deep space probes or satellites into geosynchronous orbits. Most notably, the Titan III-E launched two Viking spacecraft to Mars in 1975. These engines were transferred to the Smithsonian in 1970 from the U.S. Air Force.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from U.S. Air Force - Patrick AFB
- 1967
- Inventory Number
- A19700335000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Phenolic Resin
- Anodized Aluminum
- Aluminum
- Plastic
- Adhesive
- Rubber
- Ink
- Steel
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 49.5 × 41.9 × 14cm (19 1/2 × 16 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
- Storage: 59.7 × 52.1 × 24.1cm (23 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19700335000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93a41e972-6fcc-49ac-b485-f93ab2d43e67
