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Engine Model: Star 13. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-458. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 36 kg (79 lb). Empty Mass: 5.00 kg (11.00 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 3.800 kN (854 lbf). Isp: 273 sec. Burn time: 22 sec. Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: Out of Production. Flown: 9.00.

A braking motor used by NASA for the Anchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform program. A charge of AP/Al urethane contained in a spherical case of 6Al-4V titanium, with a graphite/vitreous silica phenolic nozzle. Sweden's Freja scientific satellite used it in October of 1992, to raise its apogee. Total impulse 8,524 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.869.

Engine Model: Star 13A. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-516. Other Designations: 15.3-KS-1,320. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 38 kg (83 lb). Empty Mass: 5.00 kg (11.00 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 5.874 kN (1,321 lbf). Isp: 287 sec. Burn time: 15 sec. Diameter: 0.34 m (1.12 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: In Production. Flown: 8.00.

Orbit insertion motor incorporates the lightweight titanium case developed for the STAR 13 with the propellant and nozzle design of the earlier TE-M-444 apogee motor. The motor has been used as an injection stage of the Thor Burner II for small satellites in several missions. Total impulse 9,544 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.87.

Engine Model: Star 13B. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-763. Other Designations: 14.8-KS-1,708. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 47 kg (103 lb). Empty Mass: 6.00 kg (13.20 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 7.600 kN (1,709 lbf). Isp: 286 sec. Burn time: 15 sec. Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: Out of Production. Flown: 3.00.

Orbit insertion motor incorporates the lightweight case developed for the STAR 13 with the propellant and nozzle design of the earlier TE-M-516 apogee motor. The motor case has been stretched 2.2 inches to provide for increased propellant loading. The motor has been used to adjust orbit inclination of a satellite from a Delta launch. Total impulse 11,807 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.87.

Engine Model: Star 13C. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-345-11/12. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 38 kg (83 lb). Empty Mass: 8.00 kg (17.60 lb). Propellants: Solid. Isp: 218 sec. Diameter: 0.34 m (1.12 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: Out of Production. Flown: 256.

Total impulse 8,252 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.795.

Engine Model: Star 13D. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-375. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 35 kg (77 lb). Empty Mass: 6.00 kg (13.20 lb). Propellants: Solid. Isp: 223 sec. Diameter: 0.34 m (1.12 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: Out of Production. Flown: 12.

Total impulse 7,799 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.81.

Engine Model: Star 13E. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-385. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 31 kg (68 lb). Empty Mass: 6.00 kg (13.20 lb). Propellants: Solid. Isp: 211 sec. Diameter: 0.32 m (1.06 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: Out of Production. Flown: 105.

Total impulse 6,438 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.822.

Engine Model: Star 13F. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-444. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 40 kg (88 lb). Empty Mass: 7.00 kg (15.40 lb). Propellants: Solid. Isp: 240 sec. Diameter: 0.34 m (1.12 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: Out of Production. Flown: 5.00.

Total impulse 9,608 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.83.

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