Zefiro
Engine · Italy
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FiatAvio solid rocket engine. Scout II TV first stage.
Subtopics
- 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.
Related
- Country
- Italy
- Launch Vehicles
- Scout II TV
- Propellants
- Solid
- Stages
- Zefiro
- Agency
- Fiat-Avio