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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- STAR 48BStar-48BBoeing Star 48B
- Family Name
- Star 48B
- Full Name
- Star 48B Solid Rocket Upper Stage
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- 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.
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- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 02:15:38 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 17:14:47 UTC
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