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Payload assist module (PAM)
A modular upper stage operated with solid propellant, used with the Space Shuttle, Delta, and Titan launchers. The rocket was used to carry satellites from a low earth orbit to a geostationary transfer orbit or an interplanetary course. The payload was spin stabilised by being mounted on a rotating plate.
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- Category: Space flight
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