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From: ccoprmd@prism.gatech.EDU (Matthew DeLuca)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: TITAN 4
Message-ID: <845@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 17 Jun 89 17:53:16 GMT
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Reply-To: ccoprmd@prism.gatech.EDU (Matthew DeLuca)
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In article <6663@sdcsvax.UCSD.Edu> stramm%cs@UCSD.EDU (Bernd Stramm) writes:
>In article <4301.24986D0D@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Brian.Crawford@p12.f15.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Brian Crawford) writes:
>>I have just read a newspaper article on the new TITAN 4 launcher being used by 
>>the military.  It was described as the U.S.`s "newest and biggest launcher."
>>
>>How does this compare with the SATURN V ?
>
According to the material I have, from a couple of different sources, the 
Titan 4 can lift 32,000 lbs to LEO.  The Satun V, on the other hand, can 
lift about 200,000 lbs to the same orbit.  I have no figures on geosynchronous
capabilities.

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