Star 48BV upper stage
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delta IV Heavy with Star 48BV upper stage | 1 |
| Star 48BV upper stage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6204798 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Star 48BV upper stage Context triple: [Parker Solar Probe, launchVehicle, Star 48BV upper stage]
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Starship upper stage
The Starship upper stage is the fully reusable spacecraft component of SpaceX’s Starship launch system, designed to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
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B.
Centaur upper stage
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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C.
Delta IV upper stage
The Delta IV upper stage is the cryogenic second stage of the Delta IV launch vehicle, designed to perform precise orbital insertions using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants.
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D.
Inertial Upper Stage
The Inertial Upper Stage was a two-stage, solid-fueled rocket used primarily with the Space Shuttle and Titan launch vehicles to boost satellites from low Earth orbit to higher orbits such as geostationary transfer orbit.
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E.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Star 48BV upper stage Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Starship upper stage
The Starship upper stage is the fully reusable spacecraft component of SpaceX’s Starship launch system, designed to carry crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
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B.
Centaur upper stage
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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C.
Delta IV upper stage
The Delta IV upper stage is the cryogenic second stage of the Delta IV launch vehicle, designed to perform precise orbital insertions using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants.
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D.
Inertial Upper Stage
The Inertial Upper Stage was a two-stage, solid-fueled rocket used primarily with the Space Shuttle and Titan launch vehicles to boost satellites from low Earth orbit to higher orbits such as geostationary transfer orbit.
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E.
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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linked to:
United States of America
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| customer |
NASA
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U.S. Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
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| designedFor | high-Δv missions ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.24 m ⓘ |
| dryMass | approximately 120 kg ⓘ |
| fuelGrainGeometry | cylindrical grain ⓘ |
| heritageFrom | Star 48B ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | pyrotechnic ignition ⓘ |
| improvementOver | Star 48B ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2.0 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Northrop Grumman
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Orbital ATK ⓘ Thiokol ⓘ |
| missionExample |
Parker Solar Probe Earth-escape injection
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linked to:
Parker Solar Probe
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| nozzleType | flexible exit-cone nozzle ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Northrop Grumman ⓘ |
| 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
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Delta IV Heavy ⓘ |
| usedOnMission | Parker Solar Probe ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Star 48BV upper stage Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun
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launchVehicleOfHost
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Delta IV Heavy with Star 48BV upper stage
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linked to: Star 48BV upper stage