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Star 48A s

Engine · USA

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Star-48A Short
Star-48A Short
Credit: Thiokol

Thiokol solid rocket engine. In Production. Short nozzle upper-stage motor designed to fit within the dimensional envelope of the long nozzle.

Total flown included in total for Star-48A-l. Total impulse 693,030 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.944.

Country
USA
Propellants
Solid
Agency
Thiokol
Bibliography
410