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Manufacturer Name: TE-M-442. Other Designations: 17.8-KS-7,500. Designer: Thiokol. Used on stages: Burner 2A. Gross Mass: 268 kg. Empty Mass: 37 kg. Propellants: Solid Thrust(vac): 3,402 kgf. Thrust(vac): 39.10 kN. Isp: 271 sec. Isp (sea level): 220 sec. Burn time: 18 sec. Diameter: 0.7 m. Length: 0.4 m. Chambers: 1. Country: USA. Status: In Production. First Flight: 1965. Last Flight: 1972. Flown: 7. Comments: Upper stage motor was used in the Sandia National Laboratories Strypi IV vehicle. Total flown included in total for Star-26C. Total impulse 62,800 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.86.
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