Star 48BV upper stage
E576689
The Star 48BV upper stage is a solid-fueled rocket motor used as a high-energy kick stage to boost spacecraft, such as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, onto their required trajectories.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Star 48BV | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable rocket stage
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kick stage ⓘ solid rocket motor ⓘ solid-fueled upper stage ⓘ |
| attitudeControl |
spin-stabilized
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yo-yo despin system compatible ⓘ |
| burnTime | approximately 84 seconds ⓘ |
| caseMaterial | metallic motor case ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | multiple launch vehicle families ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| customer |
NASA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-Δv missions ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.24 m ⓘ |
| dryMass | approximately 120 kg ⓘ |
| fuelGrainGeometry | cylindrical grain ⓘ |
| heritageFrom | Star 48B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | pyrotechnic ignition ⓘ |
| improvementOver | Star 48B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.0 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Northrop Grumman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orbital ATK NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiokol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionExample | Parker Solar Probe Earth-escape injection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nozzleType | flexible exit-cone nozzle ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Northrop Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInjectionRole | performs final velocity increment ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | Star motor family ⓘ |
| propellantMass | approximately 2000 kg ⓘ |
| propellantType |
HTPB-based composite propellant
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solid propellant ⓘ |
| roleInParkerSolarProbeMission | provided final boost to heliocentric trajectory ⓘ |
| separationSystem | integrated interstage adapter options ⓘ |
| specificImpulseVacuum | approximately 292 s ⓘ |
| stageNumber | third stage ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| thrustVacuum | approximately 68 kN ⓘ |
| totalMass | approximately 2100 kg ⓘ |
| usedAs | high-energy kick stage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Earth-escape payload deployment
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boosting spacecraft onto interplanetary trajectories ⓘ escape trajectory injection ⓘ heliophysics missions ⓘ high-energy Earth-escape missions ⓘ planetary missions ⓘ |
| usedOnLaunchVehicle |
Atlas V
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta IV Heavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnMission | Parker Solar Probe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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