Shavit, Design

Israel Aircraft Industries/ MLM Division/ ISA			Shavit (RSA-3)		Shavit-1 (LK-A)		Shavit-2 (LK-1)		Shavit-3 (LK-2)
Overall Vehicle	Operational	from	19.09.1988		05.04.1995		11.06.2007
		to	03.04.1990		06.09.2004		22.06.2010
	Orbital flights		2		4		2		project
	Payload weight	t	Mission	0.160	Mission	0.225	Mission	0.300	LEO	1.55
	Gross liftoff weight	t	23.39		27.25		31.10		68.40
	Gross propellant weight	t	20.10		23.75		27.40		60.46
	Total length	m	17.689		19.689		22.069		26.00
	Max. diameter (span)	m	2.30		2.30		2.30		2.34
	Total liftoff thrust (s.l.)	kN	413.0		564.0		564.0		1,286.4
	Total impulse (vac)	MN*s	53.6		63.8		74.2		155.9
Fairing	Total length	m	4.375		4.375		4.375		5.50
	Diameter	m	1.35		1.35		1.35		~1.82
	Total weight	t	0.057		0.057		0.057		0.108
Stage 3	Name		AUS-51		AUS-51		AUS-51		AUS-51
	Length	m	2.40 (2.08)		2.40 (2.08)		2.80 (2.08)		2.00 (2.08)
	Diameter	m	1.30		1.30		1.30		1.30
	Liftoff weight	t	2.574		2.574		2.574		2.574
	Propellant weight	t	1.890		1.890		1.890		1.890
	Engines		Rafael		Rafael		Rafael		Rafael
	Propellant		solid		solid HTPB		solid HTPB		solid HTPB
	Total thrust (vac)	kN	58.8		60.4		60.4		60.4
	Specific impulse (vac)	N*s/kg	2864		2897		2897		2897
	Burn time	s	92		90.5		90.5		90.5
	Total impulse (vac)	MN*s	5.4		5.5		5.5		5.5
Stage 2	Name
	Length	m	5.670		5.670		7.670		7.50
	Diameter	m	1.35		1.35		1.35		1.35
	Liftoff weight	t	10.388		10.388		14.126		14.126
	Propellant weight	t	9.100		9.100		12.750		12.750
	Engines		ATSM-9		ATSM-9		ATSM-13		ATSM-13
	Propellant		solid		solid HTPB		solid HTPB		solid HTPB
	Total thrust (vac)	kN	471.1		471.1		629.3		629.3
	Specific impulse (vac)	N*s/kg	2692		2692		2736		2736
	Burn time	s	52		52		55.4		55.4
	Total impulse (vac)	MN*s	24.5		24.5		34.9		34.9
Stage 1	Name								Peacekeeper
	Length	m	5.244		7.244		7.244		11.00
	Diameter (skirt)	m	1.35 (1.56)		1.35 (1.56)		1.35 (1.56)		2.34
	Liftoff weight	t	10.215		13.990		13.990		50.000
	Propellant weight	t	9.100		12.750		12.750		45.820
	Engines		ATSM-9		ATSM-13		ATSM-13		TU-903
	Propellant		solid		solid HTPB		solid HTPB		solid HTPB
	Total thrust (s.l.)	kN	413.0		564.0		564.0		1,286.4
	Specific impulse (s.l.)	N*s/kg	2360		2452		2452		2246
	Burn time	s	52		55.4		55.4		80
	Total impulse (vac)	MN*s	23.7		33.8		33.8		115.5