Title: Titan II Missile Image Hotspots

Warhead

Titan II missiles used a W-53 warhead that yielded a 9 megaton payload.

Crew

4-person combat crews manned the launch complex 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They worked in 24-hour shifts.

Launch

Titan II missiles could travel 9,321 miles at 16,000 miles per hour and reach their targets in 25-30 minutes.

Cost

It cost $2.2 million to build one missile in 1963. That’s $18.6 million in 2020 dollars.

Size

Titan II missiles measured 103 feet long with a diameter of 10 feet.

Credits: Titan II launch; by U.S. Air Force; 8 August 1975; source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titan_II_launch.jpg