Not really sure if this belongs here or not but does anyone know how many Castor 120 stages are left, and if there aren't any, what sort of performance increase to Minotaur-C the Castor 120XL brings?It was nice to see this fly successfully.
MOTOR DIMENSIONSMotor diameter, in.................................................92.0Overall motor length (including nozzle), in............355Nozzle exit cone diameter, in................................59.7MOTOR PERFORMANCE (70°F VACUUM,VACUUM)Burn time, sec.......................................................79.4Maximum thrust, lbf........................................440,000Specific impulse, lbf-sec/lbm…..............................280Total impulse, lbf-sec.................................30,000,000Burn time average thrust, lbf..........................379,000
MOTOR DIMENSIONSMotor diameter, in.................................................92.1Overall motor length (including nozzle), in.........378.3Nozzle exit cone diameter, in................................59.8MOTOR PERFORMANCE (70°F VACUUM,VACUUM)Burn time, sec.......................................................83.5Maximum thrust, lbf........................................458,500Effective specific impulse, lbf-sec/lbm…............279.1Total impulse, lbf-sec.................................31,892,000Burn time average thrust, lbf..........................381,701