Are Kickstages exclusive to Rocketlabs Electron Design?
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I've recently come across rocketlab's upper stage called kickstage which is the final deploying stage for their dedicated launch service. Is this just a fancier name for an upper stage? Have there been any previous concepts of kickstages for the upper stage designs? Is this considered a stage?
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I've recently come across rocketlab's upper stage called kickstage which is the final deploying stage for their dedicated launch service. Is this just a fancier name for an upper stage? Have there been any previous concepts of kickstages for the upper stage designs? Is this considered a stage?
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slightly related What is Rocket Lab's new Curie “Kick Stage”?
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I've recently come across rocketlab's upper stage called kickstage which is the final deploying stage for their dedicated launch service. Is this just a fancier name for an upper stage? Have there been any previous concepts of kickstages for the upper stage designs? Is this considered a stage?
upper-stage rocketlab
asked 8 hours ago
Rajath PaiRajath Pai
45913
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I've recently come across rocketlab's upper stage called kickstage which is the final deploying stage for their dedicated launch service. Is this just a fancier name for an upper stage? Have there been any previous concepts of kickstages for the upper stage designs? Is this considered a stage?
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Rajath PaiRajath Pai
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slightly related What is Rocket Lab's new Curie “Kick Stage”?
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"Kick stage" or "apogee kick motor" is a loosely defined term for the last stage of a satellite launcher. Frequently it's the stage that puts the satellite into its final orbit. The term is not specific to RocketLabs.
It might be developed independently of the rest of the launcher; for example a given launcher might be able to launch large payloads directly into low Earth orbit, or put smaller payloads into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) (that is, an elliptical trajectory going from LEO to geosynchronous altitude), and a "kick stage" attached to the payload could put it into the final geosynchronous orbit.
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Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
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I like your answer to CZ-5 plus YZ-2 put SJ-17 in GEO - third stage or separate spacecraft?
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"Kick stage" or "apogee kick motor" is a loosely defined term for the last stage of a satellite launcher. Frequently it's the stage that puts the satellite into its final orbit. The term is not specific to RocketLabs.
It might be developed independently of the rest of the launcher; for example a given launcher might be able to launch large payloads directly into low Earth orbit, or put smaller payloads into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) (that is, an elliptical trajectory going from LEO to geosynchronous altitude), and a "kick stage" attached to the payload could put it into the final geosynchronous orbit.
answered 7 hours ago
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
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I like your answer to CZ-5 plus YZ-2 put SJ-17 in GEO - third stage or separate spacecraft?
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– uhoh
4 hours ago
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"Kick stage" or "apogee kick motor" is a loosely defined term for the last stage of a satellite launcher. Frequently it's the stage that puts the satellite into its final orbit. The term is not specific to RocketLabs.
It might be developed independently of the rest of the launcher; for example a given launcher might be able to launch large payloads directly into low Earth orbit, or put smaller payloads into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) (that is, an elliptical trajectory going from LEO to geosynchronous altitude), and a "kick stage" attached to the payload could put it into the final geosynchronous orbit.
answered 7 hours ago
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
85.8k3288372
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I like your answer to CZ-5 plus YZ-2 put SJ-17 in GEO - third stage or separate spacecraft?
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– uhoh
4 hours ago
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$begingroup$
"Kick stage" or "apogee kick motor" is a loosely defined term for the last stage of a satellite launcher. Frequently it's the stage that puts the satellite into its final orbit. The term is not specific to RocketLabs.
It might be developed independently of the rest of the launcher; for example a given launcher might be able to launch large payloads directly into low Earth orbit, or put smaller payloads into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) (that is, an elliptical trajectory going from LEO to geosynchronous altitude), and a "kick stage" attached to the payload could put it into the final geosynchronous orbit.
answered 7 hours ago
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
85.8k3288372
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"Kick stage" or "apogee kick motor" is a loosely defined term for the last stage of a satellite launcher. Frequently it's the stage that puts the satellite into its final orbit. The term is not specific to RocketLabs.
It might be developed independently of the rest of the launcher; for example a given launcher might be able to launch large payloads directly into low Earth orbit, or put smaller payloads into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) (that is, an elliptical trajectory going from LEO to geosynchronous altitude), and a "kick stage" attached to the payload could put it into the final geosynchronous orbit.
answered 7 hours ago
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
85.8k3288372
answered 7 hours ago
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
85.8k3288372
answered 7 hours ago
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
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answered 7 hours ago
Russell BorogoveRussell Borogove
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I like your answer to CZ-5 plus YZ-2 put SJ-17 in GEO - third stage or separate spacecraft?
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4 hours ago
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I like your answer to CZ-5 plus YZ-2 put SJ-17 in GEO - third stage or separate spacecraft?
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– uhoh
4 hours ago
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I like your answer to CZ-5 plus YZ-2 put SJ-17 in GEO - third stage or separate spacecraft?
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– uhoh
4 hours ago
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I like your answer to CZ-5 plus YZ-2 put SJ-17 in GEO - third stage or separate spacecraft?
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