Star 37XFP

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Star 37XFP

Part of Star 37

Thiokol solid rocket engine. In Production. Orbit insertion motor qualified for Global Positioning Satellite. Used as a replacement for the discontinued STAR 37F. Propellant: 884 kg of AP/HTPB/Al in 6Al-4V titanium case.

AKA: 66-KS-8,550;TE-M-714-16/17. Status: In Production. Number: 16 . Thrust: 31.50 kN (7,081 lbf). Gross mass: 955 kg (2,105 lb). Unfuelled mass: 71 kg (156 lb). Specific impulse: 290 s. Burn time: 66 s. Height: 1.52 m (4.97 ft). Diameter: 0.93 m (3.06 ft).

Orbit insertion motor configuration was qualified for Rockwell International's Global Positioning Satellite, and the TE-M-714-17 configuration was qualified as the apogee motor for the RCA SATCOM Ku band satellite. This motor can be used as a replacement for the discontinued STAR 37F motor. Propellant: 884 kg of AP/HTPB/Al in 6Al-4V titanium case. Casing: semi-submerged, contour nozzle has a carbon/carbon throat insert, and the aft end igniter is. remotely initiated. Total impulse 258,660 kgf-s. Propellant mass fraction 0.925.

Propellant Formulation: HTPB.

Country: USA. Propellants: Solid. Stages: Star 37XFP. Agency: Thiokol.

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