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Star 63

Engine · USA

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Thiokol solid rocket engine. Used in Shuttle, Titan 34D. Used on Delta 7925 launch vehicle. First flight 1990.

Area Ratio: 27.33.

Subtopics

  • Star 63D Thiokol solid rocket engine. In Production. Perigee motor with a range of propellant loads, yielding GTO payloads from 3,080 to 4,588 pounds at a constant velocity of 8,012 feet per second.
  • Star 63F Thiokol solid rocket engine. In Production. Provided perigee kick for the McDonnell PAM-D2 system. Another version was the Star 63D (TU-936).
Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Delta 7925, Delta 7925-10L
Propellants
Solid
Stages
Star 63
Agency
Thiokol