Manufacturer | Chrysler |
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Country of origin | United States |
Used on | Saturn I |
General characteristics | |
Height | 24.5 m (80.3 feet) |
Diameter | 6.5 m (21.4 feet) |
Gross mass | 432,681 kg (953,898 lb) |
Propellant mass | 397,414 kg (854,101 lb) |
Empty mass | 45,267 kg (99,796 lb) |
Associated stages | |
Family | Saturn |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Total launches | 10 |
Successes (stage only) | 10 |
First flight | October 27, 1961 |
Last flight | July 30, 1965 |
S-I engine details | |
Powered by | 8 H-1 engines |
Maximum thrust | (vac) 7,582.1 KN (1,704,524 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 289 sec |
Propellant | RP-1 / LOX |
The S-I was the first stage of the Saturn I rocket used by NASA for the Apollo program.[1]