AJ-60A [SEP] manufacturer
AJ-60A
AJ-60A is a solid rocket booster produced by Aerojet Rocketdyne. They are currently used as strap-on boosters on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
History.
The AJ-60A rocket motor was developed between 1999 and 2003 for use on the Atlas V. In 2015, ULA announced that the Atlas V will switch to new GEM 63 boosters produced by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems. A stretched version of this booster will be used on the upcoming Vulcan rocket.
On January 19, 2006 the New Horizons spacecraft to
dedicated research facility.
Mission Launch.
The launch was on 8 September 2016 at 23:05 UTC on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 411 from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41. The 411 rocket configuration consists of a RD-180 powered first stage with a single AJ-60A solid fuel booster, and a Centaur upper stage. OSIRIS-REx separated from the launch vehicle 55 minutes after ignition. The launch was declared "exactly perfect" by the mission's Principal Investigator, with no anomalies worked before or during launch.
Mission Cruise.