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Object details:

Object Name: Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, 15-KS-1000, JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off) Unit
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19680550000

	Object Name
	Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, 15-KS-1000, JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off) Unit

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv936f53ca3-813c-41ad-97b2-08cf1cca4b6c

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Aerojet General Corp.

	Materials
	HAZ MAT: Cadmium

	Materials
	Ferrous Alloy

	Materials
	Paint

	Materials
	Adhesive Sticker

	Materials
	Ink

	Dimensions
	Overall: 2 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 11 in., 60lb. (85.1 × 27.9cm, 27.2kg)

	Dimensions
	3-D (Overall, Weight includes Crate): 78.7 × 25.4cm, 44.5kg (2 ft. 7 in. × 10 in., 98lb.)

	Summary
	Shown here is a smokeless Aerojet 15-KS-1000 Jet-Assisted-Take-Off (JATO) unit used to boost military and commercial aircraft. The motor produced 1,000 pounds of thrust for 15 seconds. Multiple units were used to lift bombers during the Korean War. Approximately 256,000 of these motors were produced.

	Summary
	Aerojet gave this motor to the Museum in 1968.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Gift of Aerojet General Corp.

	Inventory Number
	A19680550000

	Type
	PROPULSION-Rocket Engines

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