rocket upper stage
C10210
concept
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.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rocket upper stage canonical | 16 |
| upper stage | 10 |
| spacecraft propulsion module | 5 |
| cryogenic upper stage | 3 |
| solid-fueled upper stage | 2 |
| spacecraft propulsion stage | 2 |
| Ariane 5 upper stage | 1 |
| Centaur upper stage variant | 1 |
| Saturn V stage | 1 |
| cryogenic propulsion stage | 1 |
| launch vehicle stage | 1 |
| launch vehicle upper stage | 1 |
| launch vehicle upper stage anomaly | 1 |
| liquid-fueled upper stage | 1 |
| reusable launch vehicle upper stage | 1 |
| second-stage rocket motor | 1 |
| space launch vehicle stage | 1 |
| spin-stabilized upper stage | 1 |
| upper stage derivative | 1 |
| upper stage rocket | 1 |
| upper stage rocket motor | 1 |
Instances (42)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Block I stage | upper stage |
| Blok D upper stage | — |
| S-IVB | upper stage |
| Saturn V S-II second stage | Saturn V stage |
| Starship upper stage | upper stage |
| Agena Target Vehicle | upper stage derivative |
| Inertial Upper Stage | upper stage rocket |
| S-IV | launch vehicle upper stage |
| Delta IV upper stage | — |
| Centaur upper stage | — |
| ESC-A | cryogenic upper stage |
| ICPS | — |
| Mercury Transfer Module | spacecraft propulsion module |
| MTM | spacecraft propulsion module |
| Titan II second stage | upper stage |
| AVUM | upper stage |
| Zefiro 23 | second-stage rocket motor |
| Zefiro 9 | upper stage rocket motor |
| Blok DM | — |
| Briz-M | — |
| URM-2 upper stage | — |
| KVTK | cryogenic upper stage |
|
IUS
surface form:
Inertial Upper Stage
|
space launch vehicle stage |
| Centaur | — |
| Blok-L | — |
| Fregat | — |
| Transtage | — |
|
Star 48BV upper stage
surface form:
Star 48BV
|
solid-fueled upper stage |
| Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage | — |
| Exploration Upper Stage | — |
| PAM-D | upper stage |
| PAM-D stage failed to provide required velocity | launch vehicle upper stage anomaly |
| Earth Departure Stage | upper stage |
| Starship spacecraft | reusable launch vehicle upper stage |
| Centaur T | — |
| Orion 38 | upper stage |
| Lockheed Agena upper stage | — |
| Payload Assist Module | solid-fueled upper stage |
| Delta Cryogenic Second Stage | — |
| PSLV fourth stage | upper stage |
| PS4 | upper stage |
| DCSS | cryogenic upper stage |