Star 26B

Star-26B
Credit - Thiokol

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.

Bibliography and Further Reading

Thiokol Corporation Web Site, As of May, 1999. Accessed at: http://www.thiokol.com.

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