Q5949787

The Star 48 is the largest of a family of solid rocket motors used by many space propulsion and launch vehicle stages, almost exclusively as an upper stage. It was developed primarily by Thiokol Propulsion and after several mergers, is manufactured by Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems division. A Star 48B stage is also one of the few man-made items sent on escape trajectories out of the Solar System, although it is derelict since its use. The Star 48B variant was the PAM-D upper stage used on the retired Delta II rocket.

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1982  Wikimedia, Wikidata
diameter 1.2446 metre, 
STAR, Thiokol, United States, 
United States, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, STAR, 1982, 1980s, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

Frameless

P.A.D at its launching time

Delta II Heavy 2925H-9.5 including Star 48 upper stage

Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator preparing for a supersonic test PIA18006

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		P.A.D at its launching time		Commons
commons	image		Delta II Heavy 2925H-9.5 including Star 48 upper stage		Commons
commons	image		Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator preparing for a supersonic test PIA18006		Commons