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
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P80FW
diameter 3 metre, length 10.6 metre, mass 95000 kilogram, specific impulse by weight 280 second, maximum thrust 3015 kilonewton,
Safran Aircraft Engines, Avio,
Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Italy, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Sikh Confederacy, Sweden, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, 2012,
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