AKA: Scout II TV-1. Status: Retired 1992. Thrust: 590.00 kN (132,630 lbf). Gross mass: 17,300 kg (38,100 lb). Unfuelled mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Burn time: 71 s. Height: 4.90 m (16.00 ft). Diameter: 1.14 m (3.74 ft).
Scout II TV American test vehicle. Single stage vehicle. |
Zefiro 23 Fiat-Avio solid rocket engine. In production. Carbon epoxy filament wound case; low density EPDM insulation; HTPB 1912 composite propellant. Used on Vega launch vehicle. Solid propellant rocket stage. The Zefiro 23 was derived from a 16-metric ton solid rocket motor development (Zefiro 16) initiated by Fiat-Avio, now Avio S.p.A., with company funding and contracted by the Italian space agency ASI. |
Zefiro 9 Fiat-Avio solid rocket engine. In production. Motor derived from the 16-metric-ton Zefiro 16. Carbon epoxy filament wound case; low density EPDM insulation; HTPB 1912 composite propellant. Solid propellant rocket stage. The Zefiro 9 was derived from a 16-metric ton solid rocket motor development (Zefiro 16) initiated by Fiat-Avio, now Avio S.p.A., with company funding and contracted by the Italian space agency ASI. |