Star 17
Star-17
Credit - Thiokol
Manufacturer Name: TE-M-479. Other Designations: 17.6-KS-2,460. Designer: Thiokol. Application: Skynet 1, NATO 1, and IMP-H & J. Gross Mass: 79 kg (174 lb). Empty Mass: 9.00 kg (19.80 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 10.900 kN (2,450 lbf). Thrust(sl): 15.400 kN (3,462 lbf). Isp: 286 sec. Isp (sea level): 220 sec. Burn time: 18 sec. Diameter: 0.44 m (1.44 ft). Length: 0.98 m (3.21 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: Out of production. First Flight: 1963. Last Flight: 1965. Flown: 15.

Orbit insertion motor has been used as the apogee kick motor for the Radio Astronomy Explorer satellite, the SOLRAD satellite, and an S-3 satellite. Total impulse 20,177 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.881.

Star 17 used on Rocket Stages

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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