Designation:Boeing
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| Type | : | Space only mecha-to-mecha missile. | |
| Service history | : | 2009-2016, RDF Spacy. | |
| Length | : | 85 cm. | |
| Diameter | : | 20.3 cm. | |
| Wingspan | : | None. | |
| Weight | : | 55 kg. | |
| Warhead | : | Directed HE blast/fragmentation. | |
| Weight/yield | : | 10 kg. | |
| Propulsion | : | Liquid rocket engine. | |
| Guidance | : | Infrared Imager and range-only Lidar. | |
| Max speed | : | n/a. | |
| Range | : | 2.0 kps delta-v. | |
| Platforms | : | Armored Valkyrie. | |
The Starfire is a direct descendant of the Starstrike missile, and the precursor of the Starburst missile used so successfully on the Super Valkyrie.
Compared to the Starstrike, the Starfire has a fatter, shorter body and a heavier warhead, whose weight is offset by a more powerful engine. Hence, the Starfire had more destructive power than its predecessor in a more efficiently storable body.
The Starfire was used in the wrist launchers of the GBP-1S Armored Valkyrie, and provided this mecha with its long range firepower. However, it was soon overtaken by the Starburst, much as the GBP-1S was overtaken by the Super package. The Starfire remained in service until 2016, when the final stocks were expended, mostly to provide targets in gunnery exercises.
Go to RDF Air-Air/Space-Space Missile Index.
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Content by Peter Walker and Pieter Thomassen, with Rob Morgenstern
Copyright © 1997 Robert Morgenstern, Peter Walker, Pieter Thomassen
Last Updated: Saturday, December 13, 1997 1:45 AM