Saturn B-1

Saturn B-1
ManufacturerVon Braun
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height74 m (242.00 ft)
Diameter6.52 m (21.39 ft)
Mass680,420 kg
Stages4 (all used on various vehicles, now retired)
Launch history
StatusNever flown
Launch sitesN/A
First stage - S-IB
Engines8 × Rocketdyne H-1b
Thrust1,852,822 lbf (8,241.76 kN)
Burn time155 seconds
PropellantRP-1/LOX
Second stage Titan Cluster
Engines4 LR-89-5
Thrust2940.000 kN
Burn time137 seconds
PropellantRP-1/LOX
Third stage - S-IV
Engines6 RL-10
Thrust400.346 kN
Burn time482 seconds
PropellantLH2/LOX
Fourth stage - Centaur C
Engines2 RL-10A-1
Thrust133.448 kN
Burn time430 sec
PropellantLH2/LOX
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Studied in 1959, the Saturn B-1,[1] was a four-stage concept rocket similar to the Jupiter-C, and consisted of a Saturn IB first stage, a cluster of four Titan I first stages used for a second stage, a S-IV third stage and a Centaur high-energy liquid-fueled fourth stage.[2][3] Like its proposed predecessors, the Saturn B-1 never flew and neither did the Titan cluster stage. The S-IV however flew on the Saturn I.

  1. ^ "Saturn B-1". 2016-12-28. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ^ Bilstein, Roger E. (1996). Stages to Saturn: a technological history of the Apollo/Saturn launch vehicles. The NASA history series. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs. ISBN 978-0-16-048909-9.
  3. ^ Koelle, Heinz Hermann; Street, R. E. (1962-10-01). "Handbook of Astronautical Engineering". Physics Today. 15 (10): 60–62. doi:10.1063/1.3057803. ISSN 0031-9228.