STAR 48BV
STAR 48BV is the steerable STAR 48B derivative for three-axis-controlled upper stages. Its electromechanical flexseal nozzle can vector by ±4°. The TE-M-940-1 catalogue configuration has an 84.1 s vacuum burn and 292.1 s effective specific impulse. Minotaur V uses it as the fourth-stage motor.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- solid-rocket-motor
- Name
- STAR 48BV
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- STAR 48BV is the steerable STAR 48B derivative for three-axis-controlled upper stages. Its electromechanical flexseal nozzle can vector by ±4°. The TE-M-940-1 catalogue configuration has an 84.1 s vacuum burn and 292.1 s effective specific impulse. Minotaur V uses it as the fourth-stage motor.
- Developers
- Family
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- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- solid propellant
- Rocket Specs
- Burn Time
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- Vacuum Specific Impulse
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Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:13:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:55:58 UTC
Other
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- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- Northrop Grumman
- Title
- Minotaur IV, V, and VI User's Guide
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Minotaur V official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Minotaur IV+ official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-10-29
- Note
- Printed pages 95–104: exact suffix and nozzle boundaries; effective impulse differs from propellant impulse. No average thrust stored as unqualified maximum or nominal thrust.
- Publisher
- Northrop Grumman
- Title
- Propulsion Products Catalog — STAR motor series