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This is a list of upper stages used on rockets.
Upper stages[edit]
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
|
|
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