Star 13B
Engine · USA
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Credit: Thiokol
Thiokol solid rocket engine. Out of Production. Orbit insertion motor incorporated the lightweight case developed for the STAR 13 with the propellant and nozzle design of the earlier TE-M-516 apogee motor.
The motor case was stretched 2.2 inches to provide for increased propellant loading. The motor was used to adjust orbit inclination of a satellite from a Delta launch. Total impulse 11,807 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.87.