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Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) was the first solid-propellant rocket to be used for primary propulsion on a vehicle used for human spaceflight. The two SRBs provided 85% of the Space Shuttle's thrust at liftoff and for the first two minutes of ascent. After burnout, they were jettisoned, and parachuted into the Atlantic Ocean, where they…

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Burn time
123 seconds
Country of origin
United States
Diameter
12.17 ft (3.71 m)
Empty mass
200,000 lb (91 t)
Gross mass
1,300,000 lb (590 t)
Height
149.16 ft (45.46 m)

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Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

Nodes154
Edges153
Triples45
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012987
Components1

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Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

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related to Displays · 32
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → Alabama, Arizona, Boosters, California, California Science Center, Complex, ET-94, Florida, Hancock County, Huntsville, Kennedy Space Center Visitor, Los Angeles, March ARB, March Field Air Museum, Mississippi, Orbital ATK's, Pima Air, Promontory, Rocket Center, Samuel Oschin Air
Manufacturer · 2
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → Thiokol, later Alliant Techsystems (part of Northrop Grumman since 2015), United Space Boosters Inc. (Pratt & Whitney subsidiary), later United Space Alliance
Burn time · 1
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → 123 seconds
Country of origin · 1
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → United States
Diameter · 1
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → 12.17 ft (3.71 m)
Empty mass · 1
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → 200,000 lb (91 t)
Gross mass · 1
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → 1,300,000 lb (590 t)
Height · 1
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → 149.16 ft (45.46 m)
Maximum thrust · 1
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → 3,300,000 lbf (15,000 kN)
Propellant · 1
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster → APCP (AP / Al / PBAN)

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srb srbs space shuttle launch rocket thrust system solid boosters booster two motor 000 main orbiter vehicle separation hydraulic control

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterBurn time123 seconds1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterDiameter12.17 ft (3.71 m)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterEmpty mass200,000 lb (91 t)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterGross mass1,300,000 lb (590 t)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterHeight149.16 ft (45.46 m)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterManufacturerThiokol, later Alliant Techsystems (part of Northrop Grumman since 2015)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterManufacturerUnited Space Boosters Inc. (Pratt & Whitney subsidiary), later United Space Alliance1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterMaximum thrust3,300,000 lbf (15,000 kN)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterPropellantAPCP (AP / Al / PBAN)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterPropellant mass1,100,000 lb (500 t)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterSpecific impulse268 s (2.63 km/s)1.00infobox
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket BoosterUsed onSpace Shuttle1.00infobox

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