Star 37XFP
Engine · USA
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Thiokol solid rocket engine. In Production. Orbit insertion motor qualified for Global Positioning Satellite. Used as a replacement for the discontinued STAR 37F. Propellant: 884 kg of AP/HTPB/Al in 6Al-4V titanium case.
Orbit insertion motor configuration was qualified for Rockwell International's Global Positioning Satellite, and the TE-M-714-17 configuration was qualified as the apogee motor for the RCA SATCOM Ku band satellite. This motor can be used as a replacement for the discontinued STAR 37F motor. Propellant: 884 kg of AP/HTPB/Al in 6Al-4V titanium case. Casing: semi-submerged, contour nozzle has a carbon/carbon throat insert, and the aft end igniter is. remotely initiated. Total impulse 258,660 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.925.
Propellant Formulation: HTPB.
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- Country
- USA
- Propellants
- Solid
- Stages
- Star 37XFP
- Agency
- Thiokol