S139 Booster
Template:Infobox rocket stage The S139 (S for Solid, 139 for weight of 139 tonnes) is a Solid Rocket Booster manufactured by the Indian Space Research Organization at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in the SPROB facility.[1] The rocket motor was first developed for use in the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. Later it was utilized in the GSLV MKII. It uses hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) as a propellant. It has a maximum thrust of 4800kN.
Associated rocketsEdit
The S139 Booster has been used in 2 major ISRO rockets.
It is used in the PSLV as its core stage since 1993.[2]
It is also used as a core stage in Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MKII rocket.[3]
It is also the part of a variant of the Unified Launch Vehicle which is under development.[4]
GalleryEdit
The Core stage of the PSLV is the S139 Booster
- Gslv-mk2 gsat-4 1.jpg
GLSV MK2 on Launch Pad
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "ISRO to increase production of solid booster engines to make more powerful rockets- Technology News, Firstpost". Tech2. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ↑ "PSLV - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ↑ "GSLV - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ↑ "ISRO Unified Launch Vehicle (ULV)". forum.nasaspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
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