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Zefiro

FiatAvio solid rocket engine. Scout II TV first stage.

AKA: Scout II TV-1. Status: Retired 1992. Thrust: 590.00 kN (132,630 lbf). Gross mass: 17,300 kg (38,100 lb). Unfuelled mass: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Burn time: 71 s. Height: 4.90 m (16.00 ft). Diameter: 1.14 m (3.74 ft).

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Scout II TV American test vehicle. Single stage vehicle.

Zefiro 23 Fiat-Avio solid rocket engine. In production. Carbon epoxy filament wound case; low density EPDM insulation; HTPB 1912 composite propellant. Used on Vega launch vehicle. Solid propellant rocket stage. The Zefiro 23 was derived from a 16-metric ton solid rocket motor development (Zefiro 16) initiated by Fiat-Avio, now Avio S.p.A., with company funding and contracted by the Italian space agency ASI.

Zefiro 9 Fiat-Avio solid rocket engine. In production. Motor derived from the 16-metric-ton Zefiro 16. Carbon epoxy filament wound case; low density EPDM insulation; HTPB 1912 composite propellant. Solid propellant rocket stage. The Zefiro 9 was derived from a 16-metric ton solid rocket motor development (Zefiro 16) initiated by Fiat-Avio, now Avio S.p.A., with company funding and contracted by the Italian space agency ASI.

Country: Italy. Launch Vehicles: Scout II TV. Propellants: Solid. Stages: Zefiro. Agency: Fiat-Avio.

1992 March 18 - . Launch Site: Salto di Quirra. Launch Complex: Salto di Quirra SL. Launch Pad: SL?. LV Family: Zefiro. Launch Vehicle: Scout II TV. FAILURE: Failure.

Test mission - . Nation: Italy. Agency: ASI. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

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