Delta Cryogenic Second Stage

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The Delta Cryogenic Second Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on Delta IV rockets to provide high-efficiency propulsion for orbital insertion and mission maneuvers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cryogenic rocket stage ⓘ
rocket upper stage ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion system ⓘ
attitudeControl reaction control system ⓘ
capableOf direct geostationary orbit insertion ⓘ
escape trajectory injection ⓘ
geostationary transfer orbit insertion ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
engine Pratt & Whitney RL10B-2 ⓘ
linked to: RL10 engine
engineGimbal gimbaled for thrust vector control ⓘ
engineNozzle extendable carbon-carbon nozzle ⓘ
engineType expander cycle ⓘ
fairingInterface Delta IV payload fairing ⓘ
family Delta rocket family ⓘ
linked to: Delta rocket
fuelTank liquid hydrogen tank ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
insulation external foam insulation ⓘ
introducedWith Delta IV launch system ⓘ
linked to: Delta IV
launchSiteCompatibility Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ
Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
United Launch Alliance ⓘ
missionRole high-energy upper stage ⓘ
operator United Launch Alliance ⓘ
oxidizerTank liquid oxygen tank ⓘ
oxidizerToFuelRatio approximately 5.5:1 ⓘ
primaryFunction orbital insertion ⓘ
propellant liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
propulsionType cryogenic ⓘ
restartCapability multiple restarts ⓘ
secondaryFunction orbit circularization ⓘ
payload deployment maneuvers ⓘ
transfer orbit maneuvers ⓘ
specificImpulseVacuum about 462 s ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
successorTo Delta II second stage ⓘ
tankMaterial aluminum-lithium alloy ⓘ
thrustVacuum about 110 kN ⓘ
usedBy NASA ⓘ
U.S. Department of Defense ⓘ
commercial satellite operators ⓘ
usedFor commercial satellite launches ⓘ
government science missions ⓘ
military payload launches ⓘ
usedOnLaunchVehicle Delta IV ⓘ
Delta IV Heavy ⓘ
Delta IV Medium ⓘ
linked to: Delta IV

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delta IV Heavy → upperStageName → Delta Cryogenic Second Stage ⓘ
Delta IV upper stage → hasDesignation → Delta Cryogenic Second Stage ⓘ
ICPS → replaces → Delta Cryogenic Second Stage derivative ⓘ
linked to: Delta Cryogenic Second Stage
ICPS → derivedFrom → Delta Cryogenic Second Stage ⓘ
ULA EELV-class launchers → upperStagesUsed → Delta Cryogenic Second Stage ⓘ
NROL-68 → aboardLaunchVehicleUpperStage → Delta Cryogenic Second Stage ⓘ
DCSS → family → Delta Cryogenic Second Stage ⓘ
DCSS → abbreviationOf → Delta Cryogenic Second Stage ⓘ