&sq=&lang=&file=File:P80trasferred.png) P80 being transferred at Guiana Space Centre | |
| Manufacturer | Avio |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Used on | Vega |
| Associated stages | |
| Derivatives | P120 |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Total launches | 21 |
| Successes (stage only) | 21 |
| First flight | 13 February 2012 |
| Last flight | 9 October 2023 |
| 1 stage – P80FW [1] | |
| Height | 10.6 metres (35 ft) |
| Diameter | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
| Empty mass | 7,330 kilograms (16,160 lb) |
| Gross mass | 95 tonnes (93 long tons; 105 short tons) |
| Propellant mass | 88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons) |
| Maximum thrust | 3,037 kilonewtons (683,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 280 seconds |
| Burn time | 114 seconds |
| Propellant | Aluminium-HTPB 1912 |
P80 is a solid-fuel first-stage rocket motor used on the European Space Agency Vega rocket (in the P80FW version). It was the world's largest and most powerful one-piece solid-fuel rocket engine, being replaced by the larger P120C on 13 July 2022.[2]
- ^ "VEGA: 1° Stage - P80 Motor". Avio. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Vega Launcher - Launcher Composition". European Launch Vehicle S.p.A. P.IVA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.