Star 37FM
Star-37FM
Credit - Thiokol
Manufacturer Name: TE-M-783. Other Designations: 63-KS-10,625. Designer: Thiokol. Gross Mass: 1,147 kg (2,528 lb). Empty Mass: 81 kg (178 lb). Propellants: Solid. Thrust(vac): 47.900 kN (10,768 lbf). Isp: 290 sec. Burn time: 63 sec. Diameter: 0.93 m (3.06 ft). Length: 1.68 m (5.50 ft). Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: In Production. Flown: 6.00.

Upper stage motor is the apogee kick motor for the FLTSTACOM satellite. The motor case contains the same volume as the STAR 37E, which is discontinued. The semi-submerged nozzle assembly uses a 3-D carbon-carbon throat and a carbon-phenolic exit cone. Propellant: 1067 kg of AP/HTPB/Al in 6Al-4V titanium case. The motor has been qualified for propellant offloading to 1,023 kg. Total impulse 311,041 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.929.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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