Failures
Titan IIIB rockets suffered four outright failures, and two partial failures. The first failure occurred on 26 April 1967, when the second stage of a Titan III(23)B lost thrust during the launch of a Gambit 3 satellite. The next launch, on 20 June 1967 was a partial failure; due to a problem with the protective skirt on the second stage, a lower-than-planned orbit was achieved. On 24 October 1969 OPS 8455 was placed into a higher-than-planned orbit by another 23B due to an engine failing to cut off after completing its planned burn, however the payload was able to correct its own orbit.
On 16 February 1972, a Titan III(33)B failed to achieve orbit carrying a Jumpseat satellite. Another failure occurred later the same year, when on 20 May a Titan III(24)B failed to achieve orbit with another Gambit 3. Another Titan III(24)B failed to place a Gambit 3 into orbit on 26 June 1973, this time because of the Agena malfunctioning.
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