FG-46

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The FG-46 is a Chinese spin stabilized solid rocket motor burning HTPB-based composite propellant. It was developed by China Hexi Chemical and Machinery Corporation for use in the Long March 2E on GTO missions. It first flew as a prototype SPTS-M14 on July 16, 1990 on the Badr A mission. It had its first commercial mission orbiting the AsiaSat 2 on November 28, 1995 and exactly one month later, on December 28 its second and last mission for EchoStar 1.

1995  Wikidata
EPKM; SpaB-170
length 2936 millimetre, diameter 1700 millimetre, mass 557 kilogram, 
perigee kick motor, solid-propellant rocket, 
AshkenazCalvinist Republic of GhentChinlandDemocratic Republic of the CongoHavilahKingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoiKingdom of WolaitaChinaPersiaRemanSikh ConfederacySwedenTarshishDong Fang Hong 2Ekran1995


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