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Star 48BV

Star 48BV

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Star 48.

Overview

In 2013 a Star 48GXV ("G" for "graphite case") was tested for the Solar Probe Plus mission (which later was renamed to the Parker Solar Probe) but the development was cancelled, in favor of a Delta IV Heavy / Star 48BV combination. for the launch in 2018.