rocket upper stage

A rocket upper stage is the final propulsion segment of a launch vehicle, designed to operate in near-vacuum conditions to place payloads into their intended orbits or trajectories after lower stages have completed initial ascent.

Aliases (2)

• spacecraft propulsion module ×1
• spacecraft propulsion stage ×1

Instances (5)

• Centaur
• Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
• Exploration Upper Stage