LR91-AJ -3 Engine
The first stage was powered by two Aerojet Lr87-AJ-3 rocket engines at liftoff that delivered 300,000 pounds of thrust and burned for 134 seconds. When the first stage disconnected, a single Aerojet LR91-AJ-3 rocket engine ignited to power the second stage. Displayed here,, this engine produced 80,000 pounds of thrust and burned for 156 seconds to boost the missile. After the second stage fell away, two small vernier engines made final corrections to it trajectory before burning out. The re-entry vehicle caring the warhead reached an altitude of 541 miles above the Earth's surface (its apogee) before falling to its target.
The engines were fueled by liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene (RP-I), but these propellants were dangerous and difficult to handle. LOX had to be kept refrigerated at an extremely low temperature (-195* C) until a Titan I was ordered to launch. Since both the LOX and RP-I could not be pumped aboard the missile until right before launch, the reaction time from the launch command
to actual liftoff took twenty minutes.Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration • Man-Made Features.
Location. 36° 26.198′ N, 89° 4.244′ W. Marker is in Union City, Tennessee, in Obion County. Marker is on Graham Drive. Marker is located in Space Exploration Discovery Park America. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210-260 Graham Dr, Union City TN 38261, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. UH-1B Iroquois (a few steps from this marker); Crawler - Transporter (within shouting distance of this marker); YP-84A Thunderjet (within shouting distance of this marker); Stem Landing (within shouting distance of this marker); Titan 1 Launch Complex (within shouting distance of this marker); Engineering the Dome (within shouting distance of this marker); Geodesic Dome (within shouting distance of this marker); F11F-1 Tiger (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union City.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.