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Manufacturer Name: Launch Vehicle Third Stage Motor. Designer: Fourth Academy. Developed in: 1966-1971. Application: CZ-1 launch vehicle. Gross Mass: 2,050 kg (4,510 lb). Empty Mass: 246 kg (542 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 181.000 kN (40,690 lbf). Isp: 254 sec. Burn time: 38 sec. Diameter: 0.77 m (2.51 ft). Length: 3.95 m (12.95 ft). Country: China. Status: Out of production. First Flight: 1969. Last Flight: 2002. Flown: 4.00. First upper stage, zero-G, vacuum-start solid rocket motor developed in China. Development issues confronted included ignition at high alititude, effects of spinning on combustion, motor burn rate, insulaton erosion, and alumina slag. Inserted China's first satellite into orbit on 24 April 1970. Total impulse 4500 kN-s over 38 seconds. Nozzle diameter 728 mm.
GF-02 used on Rocket Stages
Bibliography and Further Reading - Huang Jianding and Ye Dingyou, Acta Astronautica, "The Development of Space Solid Rocket Motors in China", Vol 40, No. 2-8, pp. 607-612, 1997.. ISBN: 0094-5765/97. More at amazon.com...
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