Star-30C
Credit: Thiokol
Thiokol solid rocket engine. 32.6 kN. AS 3000. In Production. Isp=286s. Apogee motor used for the RCA G-STAR and Martin Marietta series 3000 telecom satelllites.
The design incorporates a case cylinder 5 inches longer than the STAR 30BP and an 89-percent-solids HTPB propellant in a 6AI-4V titanium case insulated with silica-filled EPDM rubber. It has a contoured nozzle with an intregral toroidal igniter and a carbon-phenolic exit cone. Total impulse 171,002 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.939.
Application: AS 3000.
Characteristics
Propellant Formulation: HTPB.
AKA: 51-KS-7,340; TE-M-700-18.
Status: In Production.
Gross mass: 630 kg (1,380 lb).
Unfuelled mass: 39 kg (85 lb).
Height: 1.49 m (4.90 ft).
Thrust: 32.60 kN (7,329 lbf).
Specific impulse: 287 s.
Burn time: 51 s.
Number: 10 .
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Associated Countries
Associated Spacecraft
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AS 3000 American communications satellite. 25 launches, 1981.11.20 (RCA Satcom 4; RCA Satcom 3R) to 1996.01.14 (Koreasat 2). More...
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Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Thiokol American manufacturer of rocket engines and rockets. Thiokol Corporation, Ogden, UT, USA. More...
Associated Propellants
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Solid Solid propellants have the fuel and oxidiser embedded in a rubbery matrix. They were developed to a high degree of perfection in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's. In Russia, development was slower, due to a lack of technical leadership in the area and rail handling problems. Solid propellants have the fuel and oxidiser embedded in a rubbery matrix. They were developed to a high degree of perfection in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's. In Russia, development was slower, due to a lack of technical leadership in the area and rail handling problems. More...
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