AJ-60A solid rocket booster

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The AJ-60A solid rocket booster is a large strap-on booster used primarily on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket to provide additional thrust during liftoff.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rocket engine
solid rocket booster
strap-on booster
application heavy payload launches
high-energy orbits
belongsToProgram Atlas program
control fixed burn profile
no throttle capability
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
design cylindrical solid motor with aft nozzle
developedFor Atlas V
surface form: Atlas V launch system
expendableLaunchSystemComponent Atlas V
surface form: Atlas V launch vehicle
family AJ-60 series
ignition ground-ignited at liftoff
integration attached to Atlas V core stage
launchConfiguration up to five boosters on a single Atlas V
launchSiteUsage Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Vandenberg Space Force Base
launchVehicleFamily Atlas V
surface form: Atlas V family
launchVehicleOperator United Launch Alliance
manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne
missionProfile expendable use
missionTypes commercial satellite launches
defense and national security missions
government satellite launches
interplanetary missions
mountingConfiguration strap-on
nozzleType fixed solid rocket nozzle
operator United Launch Alliance
primaryFunction provide additional thrust during liftoff
propellantState solid
propellantType solid propellant
propulsionManufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne
propulsionType solid rocket propulsion
reusability non-reusable
roleOnAtlasV augment core stage thrust
separationEvent jettisoned after burnout
separationMethod pyrotechnic separation system
staging single-stage booster
status operational
thrustVectorControl flexible nozzle
typicalUsagePhase first stage ascent
usedBy United Launch Alliance
usedFor orbital launch
space launch missions
usedOnLaunchVehicle Atlas V
usedOnVariant Atlas V 400 series
Atlas V 500 series

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Aerojet Rocketdyne notableProduct AJ-60A solid rocket booster
Atlas V 541 solidRocketBoosterType AJ-60A solid rocket booster
Atlas V 541 (via Perseverance rover) solidBoostersType AJ-60A solid rocket booster
this entity surface form: AJ-60A solid rocket boosters
Common Core Booster usedWithBoosters AJ-60A solid rocket booster