Centaur T
E742064
Centaur T is a cryogenic upper stage used on later Titan IV rockets, designed to boost heavy payloads into high orbits and interplanetary trajectories.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Centaur V-SEC | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Centaur upper stage variant
ⓘ
rocket upper stage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
geostationary transfer orbit
ⓘ
high Earth orbits ⓘ interplanetary trajectories ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| family | Centaur upper stage family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuel | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| guidanceType | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily | Titan family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
General Dynamics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Marietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole | upper stage ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryEngine | RL10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantFeedSystem | pressure-fed ⓘ |
| propellantType | cryogenic ⓘ |
| propulsionCycle | expander cycle ⓘ |
| purpose |
boost heavy payloads into high orbits
ⓘ
enable interplanetary missions from Titan IV ⓘ |
| separationStage | mounted atop Titan IV core stage ⓘ |
| stageNumber | second stage on Titan IV Centaur configurations ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedBy |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedOnLaunchVehicle | Titan IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnLaunchVehicleVariant | Titan IV Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Centaur V-SEC