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This is a list of
upper stages used on
rockets.
Upper stages
bold denotes active configurations
italics denotes configurations in development
| Name
|
Country
|
Flown on
|
Proposed for
|
Status
|
Remarks
|
|
Advanced Cryogenic Evolved Stage
|
United States
|
|
Vulcan
|
In development
|
|
|
Agena
|
United States
|
Atlas,
Thor,
Thorad,
Titan IIIB
|
|
Retired
|
|
|
AVUM
|
ESA/
Italy
|
Vega
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Gamma-2
|
United Kingdom
|
Black Arrow
|
|
Retired
|
|
|
Blok D
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
N1,
Proton,
Proton-K
|
|
Retired
|
|
|
Blok DM-03
|
Russia
|
Proton-M
|
Angara A5
|
In service
|
|
|
Blok DM-SL
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
Zenit-3SL
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Briz-KM
|
Russia
|
Rokot
|
Angara 1.2
|
In service
|
|
|
Briz-M
|
Russia
|
Proton-K,
Proton-M,
Angara A5
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Castor 30
|
United States
|
Antares
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Centaur
|
United States
|
Atlas,
Atlas G,
Atlas I,
Atlas II,
Atlas III,
Atlas V,
Titan IIIE,
Titan IV
|
Vulcan
|
In service
|
|
|
CTS
|
People's Republic of China
|
Long March 2C
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Delta Cryogenic Second Stage
|
United States
|
Delta III,
Delta IV
|
Space Launch System Block I (as Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage)
|
In service
|
|
|
Electron Second Stage
|
New Zealand
|
Electron
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Exploration Upper Stage
|
United States
|
|
Space Launch System
|
In development
|
|
|
Falcon 9 Second Stage
|
United States
|
Falcon 9,
Falcon Heavy
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Fregat
|
Russia
|
Soyuz-U,
Soyuz-FG,
Soyuz-2,
Zenit-3F
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Inertial Upper Stage
|
United States
|
Titan 34D,
Titan IV,
Space Shuttle
|
|
Retired
|
|
|
KVTK
|
Russia
|
|
Angara A5,
Energia
|
In development
|
|
|
PAM-G
|
India
|
|
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
|
In development
|
|
|
Payload Assist Module/
Star-48B
|
United States
|
Delta 3000,
Delta 4000,
Delta II,
Space Shuttle
|
Delta 5000
|
In service
|
|
|
Salman
|
Iran
|
Qased,
Qaem-100
|
|
In Service
|
|
|
Saman-1
|
Iran
|
Simorgh
|
|
In Service
|
|
|
Starship
|
United States
|
|
Starship
|
In development
|
It is reusable, and is meant to use
orbital refueling.
|
|
Transtage
|
United States
|
Titan IIIA,
Titan IIIC,
Titan 34D
|
|
Retired
|
|
|
Volga
|
Russia
|
Soyuz-2.1a.
Soyuz-2-1v
|
|
|
|
|
Yuanzheng-1
|
People's Republic of China
|
Long March 3B,
Long March 3C
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Yuanzheng-1A
|
People's Republic of China
|
Long March 7
|
|
In service
|
|
|
Yuanzheng-2
|
People's Republic of China
|
Long March 5
|
|
In service
|
|
See also
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