List of upper stages
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This is a list of upper stages used on rockets.
| Name |
Country |
Flown on |
Proposed for |
Status |
Remarks |
| Agena |
 United States |
Atlas, Thor, Thorad, Titan IIIB |
|
Retired |
|
| Block D |
 Soviet Union
 Russia |
N1, Proton, Proton-K |
|
Retired |
|
| Block DM |
Soviet Union
Russia |
Proton-K, Proton-M |
|
In service |
|
| Block DM-SL |
Soviet Union
Russia |
Zenit |
|
In service |
|
| Briz-KM |
Russia |
Rokot |
|
In service |
|
| Briz-M |
Russia |
Proton-K
Proton-KM
Proton-M |
|
In service |
|
| Centaur |
United States |
Atlas, Atlas G, Atlas I, Atlas II, Atlas III, Atlas V, Titan IIIE, Titan IV |
Blue Streak, Saturn I, Space Shuttle |
In service |
|
| Earth Departure Stage |
United States |
|
Ares V |
In development |
|
| Falcon 9 second stage |
United States
(private) |
Falcon 9 |
|
In service |
Merlin 1C vacuum LOX/RP-1 kerosene 616 kN (138,000 lbf) engine |
| Falcon Heavy second stage |
United States
(private) |
|
Falcon Heavy |
In development |
Merlin_1D vacuum engine |
| Fregat |
Russia |
Soyuz-U, Soyuz-FG, Soyuz-2 |
Zenit |
In service |
|
| Inertial Upper Stage |
United States |
Titan 34D, Titan IV, Space Shuttle |
|
Retired |
|
| Payload Assist Module/Star-48B |
United States |
Delta 3000, Delta 4000, Delta II, Space Shuttle |
Delta 5000 |
In service |
|
| Transtage |
United States |
Titan IIIA, Titan IIIC, Titan 34D |
|
Retired |
|
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