Centaur upper stage

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The Centaur upper stage is a high-energy rocket stage developed by the United States that pioneered the use of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants to boost payloads from low Earth orbit to higher orbits and interplanetary trajectories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle stage
rocket upper stage
configurationVariant Centaur D
linked to: Centaur

Centaur D-1A
linked to: Centaur

Centaur D-1T
linked to: Centaur G-Prime

Centaur G
linked to: Centaur G-Prime

Centaur G-Prime
Centaur II
linked to: Centaur G-Prime

Centaur III
linked to: Centaur G-Prime

Centaur V
Centaur V-AC
linked to: Centaur V

Centaur V-SEC
linked to: Centaur T
countryOfOrigin United States
developer Convair
General Dynamics
Lockheed Martin
United Launch Alliance
engineManufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne
engineTypeUsed RL10
firstFlight 1962-05-08
firstLaunchVehicle Atlas LV-3C
notableCapability high specific impulse
multiple restarts in space
notableMission Cassini–Huygens mission
linked to: Cassini–Huygens

New Horizons mission
linked to: New Horizons

Pioneer interplanetary missions
Surveyor lunar lander launches
Voyager missions
linked to: Voyager program
operatedBy United Launch Alliance
oxidizer liquid oxygen
pioneeredUseOf liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellant combination for upper stages
primaryFunction boost payloads from low Earth orbit to higher orbits
send payloads on interplanetary trajectories
propellant liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
status operational
typicalEngineCount 1
2
usedForMissionType Earth observation satellite deployment
geostationary transfer orbit missions
interplanetary science missions
national security payload deployment
usedOnLaunchVehicle Atlas II
Atlas III
Atlas V
Atlas-Centaur
Titan IIIE
Titan IV
Vulcan Centaur
usesCryogenicPropellants true

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RL10 usedOn Centaur upper stage
RL10 usedOn Atlas V Centaur upper stage
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Atlas launch vehicle upperStageOptions Centaur upper stage
Atlas LV-3C Centaur hasComponent Centaur upper stage
Common Core Booster usedWithUpperStage Dual-Engine Centaur
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Common Core Booster usedWithUpperStage Single-Engine Centaur
linked to: Centaur upper stage
SLC-41 supportsUpperStages Centaur upper stage
Atlas V 431 upperStageHeritage Centaur upper stage family
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Atlas V 531 upperStage Centaur upper stage
Atlas V N22 upperStage Dual Engine Centaur
linked to: Centaur upper stage
United Launch Alliance Vulcan program usesUpperStageFamily Centaur upper stages
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Centaur T family Centaur upper stage family
linked to: Centaur upper stage
LCROSS impactor Centaur upper stage
Commercial Titan III upperStageType Centaur upper stage (planned option)
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Atlas program usedUpperStage Centaur upper stage
Atlas-Centaur family upperStage Centaur upper stage
Centaur program uses Centaur upper stage
Centaur program component Centaur D upper stage
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Centaur program component Centaur D-1 upper stage
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Centaur program component Centaur G upper stage
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Centaur program component Centaur G-Prime upper stage
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Centaur program component Centaur II upper stage
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Centaur program component Centaur III upper stage
linked to: Centaur upper stage
Centaur program component Centaur V upper stage
linked to: Centaur upper stage