Castor
Launch vehicle · USA
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American suborbital launch vehicle. Single stage version.
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Subtopics
- TX-33 Thiokol solid rocket engine. Polaris TV first stage.
- TX-20 Thiokol solid rocket engine. Draco first stage.
- TX-30 Thiokol solid rocket engine. Draco second stage.
- Pollux Thiokol solid rocket engine. Little Joe 1 2P first stage.
- Castor 30 Solid propellant rocket stage developed for use on space launch vehicles.
Castor 1 Thiokol solid rocket engine. Used as apogee kick motor on Delta D, LT Thor Agena D, Scout X-1, Scout X-2, Scout X-3, Scout X-4, TA Thor Agena B, TA Thor Agena D. First flight 1960. M33-20 fourth stage.- Castor 2 Thiokol solid rocket engine. Used in Scout A; Delta E; H-1-0; Castor 2. License built in Japan for H-1. First flight 1960. Solid propellant rocket stage. Version for Japanese H-1 booster.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Wallops Island, Vandenberg, Poker Flat, Wallops Island LA4, Kwajalein, Kwajalein RN, Vandenberg 4300C
- Stages
- Castor 1
- Agency
- JPL