Thiokol's Star family of space motors
provides propulsion for spacecraft and launch vehicle upper stages. The Star number
for each motor indicates its approximate principal diameter in inches, while the letter
designations are used to denote configurations tailored to a particular set of
needs. The Star 37 currently comes in two models, the FM and the XFP.
The Star 37FM rocket motor was developed and
qualified for use as an apogee kick motor on FLTSATCOM. The motor is a replacement
for the Star 37E Delta, which has been discontinued. The Nozzle assembly uses a 3D
carbon-carbon throat and a carbon-phenolic exit cone. Maximum propellant weight is
2350 pounds, while the motor has been qualified for propellant off-loading to 2257 pounds.
The Star 37XFP rocket motor has been qualified as the orbit insertion motor for Rockwell
International's (now Boeing) Global Positioning Satellite (GPS), and as the apogee motor
for the RCA SATCOM Ku-Band satellite. The Star 37XFP motor can be used as a
replacement for the Star 37F motor, which has been discontinued.
| Prime Contractor: |
Thiokol Propulsion
P.O. Box 707
Brigham City, UT 84302-0707
Tel: (435)863-3511 |
| Point of Contact: |
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| Web Links: |
Thiokol Star
37 Web Site |
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