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Star-20 (Altair-3A)

Solid fuel engine for upper stage applications

Name Manufacturer Mass (kg) Mass. Empt (kg) Mass. Prop (kg) Prop Mass Fract Prop Casing Thrust Vac (kN) ISP (sec) Tot. Imp. (kNs) Burn (s) Diam (m) Length (m) Remark
Star-20-Spherical (TE-M-251) Thiokol 123.0 8.1 114.8 0.934 Solid FG ? 234.0 296.25 ? 0.50 ?
Star-20 (TE-M-640-1) Thiokol 300.9 27.7 273.2 0.908 Solid FG ? 286.5 771.77 ? 0.50 ?
Star-20A (TE-M-640-3) Thiokol 314.3 28.3 286.0 0.910 Solid FG ? 291.9 822.48 ? 0.50 ?
Star-20B (TE-M-640-4) Thiokol 306.7 32.8 273.8 0.893 Solid FG ? 289.1 776.53 ? 0.50 ?

FG = Fibreglass

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