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(Norfolk, VA) Today marks the beginning of the UASO Intrepid-2
mission. The Titan-34D launch vehicle "stack" is set and ready to be
airlifted from its birthplace, the Martin Marietta Corp, located in
Denver, Colorado. The stack will be airlifted via C-5B Galaxy cargo
transport to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station where the stack
will be assembled and the assembled launch vehicle will be processed
and fueled for launch on Launch Complex 40.Titan vehicle processing is accomplished at the Titan Integrate,
Transfer, and Launch (ITL) facility, a complex designed with a number
of advantages over other launch systems, including quick reaction
time, vehicle configuration flexibility capability to accommodate a
variety of payloads without extensive modifications, and vehicle
launch rates. This facility eliminates the necessity for vehicles to
occupy the launch pad for long time periods before launch. The ITL
consists of the vertical integration building (VIB), the solid rocket
motor assembly building (SMAB), solid motor assembly and readiness
building (SMARF), the tank car holding area (TCHA), the motor inert
storage building (MISB) and receiving areas, and Launch Complex 40
and Launch Complex 41. The complexes are designed for a "high" launch
rate and it is believed that a launch rate of 18 to 20 Titan-34D
missions per year is technically achievable at CCAFS if the above
areas are worked extensively.
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