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− | A '''Solid | + | A '''Solid rocket booster''', abbr. '''SRB''', sometimes simply called '''solid booster''', is a [[rocket engine]] powered by [[solid fuel]]. SRBs incorporate engine and fuel in a single part. Once ignited, they cannot be shut down or throttled and will burn at maximum thrust until their entire internal fuel supply is spent. Since solid fuel cannot be transferred between parts, a burnt-out Solid Booster cannot be reignited. |
− | Compared to other rocket engines, | + | Compared to other rocket engines, solid rocket boosters offer a high [[thrust-to-weight ratio]], but low [[specific impulse]] (fuel efficiency). Therefore they are typically used in the first stage of a rocket when the thrust is needed to get an initially heavy rocket off the ground. |
+ | == Available parts == | ||
The following table provides an overview of all SRBs in KSP. | The following table provides an overview of all SRBs in KSP. | ||
{{Stats Table Solid Fuel Boosters}} | {{Stats Table Solid Fuel Boosters}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
− | *[[ | + | * {{Wikipedia}} |
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+ | [[Category:Parts]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Solid rocket boosters| ]] |
Revision as of 15:07, 16 August 2013
A Solid rocket booster, abbr. SRB, sometimes simply called solid booster, is a rocket engine powered by solid fuel. SRBs incorporate engine and fuel in a single part. Once ignited, they cannot be shut down or throttled and will burn at maximum thrust until their entire internal fuel supply is spent. Since solid fuel cannot be transferred between parts, a burnt-out Solid Booster cannot be reignited.
Compared to other rocket engines, solid rocket boosters offer a high thrust-to-weight ratio, but low specific impulse (fuel efficiency). Therefore they are typically used in the first stage of a rocket when the thrust is needed to get an initially heavy rocket off the ground.
Available parts
The following table provides an overview of all SRBs in KSP.
Solid Fuel Density is 7.5 kg/unit | Mass (t) |
Fuel () |
Thrust (kN) |
TWR | Isp (s) | Burn (s) | ||||||||||||
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Full | Empty | |||||||||||||||||
Image | Part | Radial size | Cost () |
Full | Empty | Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
atm | vac | atm | vac | atm | vac | atm | vac | ||
RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster | Small, Radial mounted | 200 (116) |
1.50 | 0.45 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | 140 | 162.91 | 192.0 | 11.07 | 13.05 | 36.92 | 43.51 | 140 | 165 | 8.8 | |
RT-10 "Hammer" Solid Fuel Booster | Small, Radial mounted | 400 (175) |
3.56 | 0.75 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | 375 | 197.90 | 227.0 | 5.66 | 6.50 | 26.91 | 30.86 | 170 | 195 | 23.7 | |
BACC "Thumper" Solid Fuel Booster | Small, Radial mounted | 850 (358) |
7.65 | 1.50 | 2 200 | 7 | 50 | 820 | 250.00 | 300.0 | 3.33 | 4.00 | 17.00 | 20.39 | 175 | 210 | 42.2 | |
S1 SRB-KD25k "Kickback" Solid Fuel Booster | Small, Radial mounted | 2 700 (1 140) |
24.00 | 4.50 | 2 200 | 7 | 50 | 2 600 | 593.86 | 670.0 | 2.52 | 2.85 | 13.46 | 15.18 | 195 | 220 | 62.8 | |
Sepratron I | Radial mounted | 75 (70.2) |
0.0725 | 0.0125 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | 8 | 13.79 | 18.0 | 19.40 | 25.32 | 112.51 | 146.84 | 118 | 154 | 5.0 | |
FM1 "Mite" Solid Fuel Booster | Tiny, Radial mounted | 75 (51.0) |
0.375 | 0.075 | 2 200 | 7 | 50 | 40 | 11.012 | 12.5 | 2.93 | 3.33 | 14.68 | 16.66 | 185 | 210 | 49.44 | |
F3S0 "Shrimp" Solid Fuel Booster | Tiny, Radial mounted | 150 (96.0) |
0.875 | 0.155 | 2 200 | 7 | 50 | 90 | 26.512 | 30.0 | 3.22 | 3.65 | 17.1 | 19.35 | 190 | 215 | 47.44 | |
S2-17 "Thoroughbred" Solid Fuel Booster | Large, Radial mounted | 9 000 (4 200.0) |
70.00 | 10.00 | 2 200 | 10 | 50 | 8 000 | 1 515.217 | 1 700.0 | 2.16 | 2.43 | 15.15 | 17.0 | 205 | 230 | 79.6 | |
S2-33 "Clydesdale" Solid Fuel Booster | Large, Radial mounted | 18 500 (8 660.0) |
144.00 | 21.00 | 2 200 | 10 | 50 | 16 400 | 2 948.936 | 3 300.0 | 2.05 | 2.29 | 14.04 | 15.71 | 210 | 235 | 85.9 |
See also
- Solid rocket booster on Wikipedia