- Transtage
Infobox rocket stage
caption = A Transtage
country-origin = USA
manufacturer =Martin Marietta
rockets =Titan III
height = convert|4.57|m|ft
diameter = convert|3.05|m|ft
mass = convert|12247|kg|lb
engines = 2AJ-10
thrust= convert|71.166|kN|lbf
fuel=Aerozine 50 /N2O4
time = 440 secondsTranstage was an American
upper stage used onTitan III rockets.cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://www.skyrocket.de/space/doc_stage/transtage.htm|title=Transtage|last=Krebs|first=Gunter|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|language=English|accessdate=2008-05-23] 40 were launched, of which three failed.cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/stages/titstage.htm|title=Titan Transtage|last=Wade|first=Mark|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|language=English|accessdate=2008-05-23]The first launch, boosted by a Titan IIIA carrier rocket, occurred on
1 September 1964 . The Transtage failed to pressurise, resulting in premature engine cutoff, and a failure to reach orbit. [cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/titan3a.htm|title=Titan 3A|last=Wade|first=Mark|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|language=English|accessdate=2008-05-23] The second launch, on10 December , was successful. The last launch of a transtage occurred on4 September 1989 , boosted by a Titan 34D rocket. [cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/titan34d.htm|title=Titan 34D|last=Wade|first=Mark|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica|language=English|accessdate=2008-05-23]ee also
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Centaur (rocket stage)
*Inertial Upper Stage References
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