Star 30E
Star-30E
Credit - Thiokol
Manufacturer Name: TE-M-700-19. Other Designations: 49-KS-7,955. Designer: Thiokol. Application: Koreasat. Gross Mass: 667 kg (1,470 lb). Empty Mass: 45 kg (99 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 35.400 kN (7,958 lbf). Isp: 291 sec. Burn time: 49 sec. Length: 1.68 m (5.52 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: In Production. Flown: 7.00.

Apogee motor is used for the BAe Skynet 4 satellite, Koreasat and by the ORBEX small orbital launcher. The design incorporates a case cylinder 7 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 integral toroidal igniter and a carbon-phenolic exit cone. Total impulse 182,216 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.932.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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