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Credit - Thiokol
Engine Model: Star 26. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-442. Other Designations: 17.8-KS-7,500. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 268 kg (590 lb). Empty Mass: 37 kg (81 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 39.100 kN (8,790 lbf). Thrust(sl): 30.200 kN (6,789 lbf). Isp: 271 sec. Isp (sea level): 220 sec. Burn time: 18 sec. Diameter: 0.66 m (2.16 ft). Length: 0.40 m (1.31 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: In Production. First Flight: 1965. Last Flight: 1972. Flown: 7.00.

Upper stage motor was used in the Sandia National Laboratories Strypi IV vehicle. Total flown included in total for Star-26C. Total impulse 62,800 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.86.

Engine Model: Star 26B. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-442-1. Government Designation: Burner 2A. Other Designations: 17.8-KS-7,784. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 261 kg (575 lb). Empty Mass: 23 kg (50 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 34.627 kN (7,784 lbf). Isp: 272 sec. Burn time: 18 sec. Diameter: 0.66 m (2.17 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: In Production.

Upper stage motor was flown on the Burner IIA spacecraft for Boeing and the U.S. Air Force. Total flown included in total for Star-26C. Total impulse 64,731 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.91.

Engine Model: Star 26C. Manufacturer Name: TE-M-442-2. Other Designations: 16.8-KS-7,870. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 264 kg (582 lb). Empty Mass: 32 kg (70 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 35.000 kN (7,868 lbf). Isp: 272 sec. Burn time: 17 sec. Diameter: 0.66 m (2.17 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: In Production. Flown: 27.

Upper stage motor employs the titanium alloy case and nozzle attachment ring of the STAR 26B design to provide high propellant mass fraction and is insulated for high-spin-rate applications. The motor is used as an upper stage in the Sandia National Laboratories Strypi IV vehicle and in the U.S. Army's Designated Optical Tracker vehicle. Total impulse 63,389 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.88.

Star 26 used on Rocket Stages
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