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\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH VEHICLE: \<COLOUR 0> Titan 3E-Centaur
\<COLOUR 1> HEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 48.8 metres
\<COLOUR 1> LIFT-OFF THRUST: \<COLOUR 0> 1,090 tonnes
\<COLOUR 1> NO OF STAGES: \<COLOUR 0> 3 plus 2 strap-on boosters
\<COLOUR 1> PROPELLANTS: \<COLOUR 0> First and second stages, aerozine/nitrogen tetroxide; third stage, liquid hydrogen/oxygen
\<COLOUR 1> PAYLOAD: \<COLOUR 0> Interplanetary probes, including Viking, Voyager
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Cape Canaveral, Florida
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Combination of a Titan 3E vehicle with a Centaur upper stage; Centaur was the first rocket to use liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen.