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The 'three-stage-to-orbit' launch system is a commonly used rocket system to attain Earth orbit. The spacecraft uses three distinct stages to provide propulsion consecutively in order to achieve orbital velocity.
★ US Space Shuttle — SRB first stage ; External Tank + SSME second stage ; OMS on internal tanks third stage ;
★ Delta III rocket
★ Delta II
★ Saturn I
★ Saturn V (Though during the Skylab launch it operated as a two stage vehicle.)
★ Soyuz launch vehicle
★ Energia
★ Ariane 5 — strap-on boosters + main stage + top stage
★ Ariane 4
★ Ariane 2
★ Ariane 1
★ Long March 5 rocket family
★ Long March 2E, Long March 2F
★ Long March 1, Long March 1D
★ SSTO - Single-stage-to-orbit
★ DSTO - Two-stage-to-orbit
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| Examples of three stage to orbit systems |
| See also |
Examples of three stage to orbit systems
★ US Space Shuttle — SRB first stage ; External Tank + SSME second stage ; OMS on internal tanks third stage ;
★ Delta III rocket
★ Delta II
★ Saturn I
★ Saturn V (Though during the Skylab launch it operated as a two stage vehicle.)
★ Soyuz launch vehicle
★ Energia
★ Ariane 5 — strap-on boosters + main stage + top stage
★ Ariane 4
★ Ariane 2
★ Ariane 1
★ Long March 5 rocket family
★ Long March 2E, Long March 2F
★ Long March 1, Long March 1D
See also
★ SSTO - Single-stage-to-orbit
★ DSTO - Two-stage-to-orbit
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