Altair

The Altair was a solid-fuel rocket with a fiberglass casing, initially developed for use as the third stage of Vanguard rockets in 1959. It was manufactured by Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) as the X-248. It was also sometimes called the Burner 1.

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Altair (rocket stage); Altair booster; Burner 1; Burner I
space tug, solid-propellant rocket, 
Sikh Confederacy, space tug, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Altair 3, Altair 2A, Altair 1, Altair 1A, Tarshish, Sweden, United States, Reman, Persia, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Ashkenaz, 

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  Altair 2A ⓘ
  American solid-propellant rocket stage

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  Altair 3 ⓘ
  American solid-propellant rocket stage developed by Thiokol

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  Altair 1 ⓘ
  American solid-propellant rocket stage

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  Altair 1A ⓘ
  American solid-propellant rocket stage

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  STAR 20 ⓘ
  American solid-propellant rocket stage developed by Thiokol

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  STAR 25 ⓘ
  American solid-propellant rocket stage

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Altair 2A	Altair,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Altair 3	Altair,	Wikidata
class	rocket	1959	Altair 1	Altair,	Wikidata
class	rocket	1960	Altair 1A	Altair,	Wikidata
class	rocket engine		STAR 20	Altair, STAR,	Wikidata
class	rocket engine	1963	STAR 25	Altair, STAR,	Wikidata