H2 boosters

1997-04-02T00:00:00

Thiokol will build the Castor 4A-XL solid sub-boosters (SSBs) for Japan's uprated H-2A satellite launcher, replacing Japan's Nissan, which provides the SSBs for the current model. The H2A will be a more powerful version, built at lower cost, and will be launched in 2000.

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