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Manufacturer Name: TE-M-711-3. Designer: Thiokol. Used on stages: PAM-D, PAM-S. Used on launch vehicles: Black Colt, Conestoga, Delta 3925, Delta 6925, Delta 7925, Delta IV Small. Gross Mass: 2,114 kg. Empty Mass: 114 kg. Propellants: Solid Thrust(vac): 6,848 kgf. Thrust(vac): 67.20 kN. Isp: 287 sec. Burn time: 88 sec. Diameter: 1.2 m. Length: 2.0 m. Chambers: 1. Chamber Pressure: 40.00 bar. Area Ratio: 49.00. Country: USA. Status: Out of Production. First Flight: 1982. Last Flight: 1999. Flown: 97. Comments: Used in Delta 3900; Conesotga; PAM-S; PAM-D. Total flown included in total for Star-48-8. Total impulse 575,682 kgf-sec. Motor propellant mass fraction 0.946.
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