Star 48B Solid Rocket Upper Stage
The spin-stabilized Star 48B solid rocket motor served as New Horizons' Boeing-built third-stage kick motor after the Lockheed Martin Atlas V 551 and Centaur, providing the final acceleration onto its heliocentric Jupiter-and-Pluto trajectory.
Identity
- Aliases
- STAR 48BStar-48BBoeing Star 48B
- Family Name
- Star 48B
- Full Name
- Star 48B Solid Rocket Upper Stage
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- star-48b-solid-rocket-upper-stage
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- The spin-stabilized Star 48B solid rocket motor served as New Horizons' Boeing-built third-stage kick motor after the Lockheed Martin Atlas V 551 and Centaur, providing the final acceleration onto its heliocentric Jupiter-and-Pluto trajectory.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7atcy8qz2mwf1b5bcd0ckw8s7kp4gj
- Operator Id
- jd76x7jyyp2cr5trms0r6cqt2d7kpcha
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- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:15:38 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 2:15:38 AM