Encyclopedia Astronautica
SRAM-1

Solid propellant rocket stage. Loaded mass 1,000 kg.

Status: Retired 1983.
Gross mass: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb).
Height: 4.30 m (14.10 ft).
Diameter: 0.46 m (1.50 ft).

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Associated Launch Vehicles

SRAM American Short Range Attack Missile, an air-launched nuclear-armed solid-propellant stand-off weapon to allow B-52 and FB-111 bombers to penetrate Soviet air space. In service 1972-1990. Retired after the collapse of the Soviet Union. More...

Associated Manufacturers and Agencies

Boeing American manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Boeing Aerospace, Seattle, USA. More...

Associated Propellants

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...