P80

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The P80FW is a retired solid-fuel rocket motor developed as the first stage of the Vega launch vehicle. It was developed by Europropulsion, a joint venture between Avio and ArianeGroup, for the European Space Agency (ESA). The designation "P80FW" reflects the key characteristics of the motor: "P" stands for poudre, referencing its solid propellant; "80" denotes the original target of 80 tonnes of propellant ; and "FW" for filament wound, indicating the one-piece carbon-fibre composite construction of the motor casing. Prior to its retirement, it was the world's most powerful monolithic solid rocket motor.

2012  Wikidata
P80FW
diameter 3 metre, length 10.6 metre, mass 95000 kilogram, specific impulse by weight 280 second, maximum thrust 3015 kilonewton, 
solid-propellant rocket, rocket stage, Safran Aircraft Engines, Avio, 
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