Saturn V

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Saturn V

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Family: Saturn V Country: USA Status: Hardware. Summary: Lunar landing booster. Design frozen before landing mode selected; could be used for either EOR or LOR methods. Ended up with same payload capability as Nova. Size dictated by ceiling height at Michoud factory selected for first stage manufacture. Launches: 13. Failures: 0. Success Rate: 100.00% pct. First Launch Date: 09 November 1967. Last Launch Date: 14 May 1973. LEO Payload: 118,000 kg. to: 185 km Orbit. at: 28.0 degrees. Payload: 47,000 kg. to a: Translunar trajectory. Liftoff Thrust: 3,440,310 kgf. Total Mass: 3,038,500 kg. Core Diameter: 10.1 m. Total Length: 102.0 m. Development Cost $: 7,439.60 million. in 1966 average dollars. Launch Price $: 431.00 million. in 1967 price dollars.

Stage Number: 1. 1 x Saturn IC Gross Mass: 2,286,217 kg. Empty Mass: 135,218 kg. Thrust (vac): 3,946,624 kgf. Isp: 304 sec. Burn time: 161 sec. Isp(sl): 265 sec. Diameter: 10.1 m. Span: 19.0 m. Length: 42.1 m. Propellants: Lox/Kerosene No Engines: 5. F-1

F1 Engine of the saturn V Rocket

Stage Number: 2. 1 x Saturn II Gross Mass: 490,778 kg. Empty Mass: 39,048 kg. Thrust (vac): 526,764 kgf. Isp: 421 sec. Burn time: 390 sec. Isp(sl): 200 sec. Diameter: 10.1 m. Span: 10.1 m. Length: 24.8 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 5. J-2

Saturn II Stage of the saturn V Rocket

Stage Number 3 1 x Saturn IVB (S-V) Gross Mass: 119,900 kg. Empty Mass: 13,300 kg. Thrust (vac): 105,200 kgf. Isp: 421 sec. Burn time: 475 sec. Isp(sl): 200 sec. Diameter: 6.6 m. Span: 6.6 m. Length: 17.8 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 1. J-2 (Source: Encyclopaedia Astronautica)

^ 69-HC-440 Mating of the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the Saturn V launch vehicle 1 May 1969

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