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

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