Function | Uncrewed LEO and Lunar launch vehicle |
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Manufacturer | Von Braun |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 51.00 m (167.32 ft) |
Diameter | 6.61 m (21.7 ft) |
Mass | 1,511,980 kg (3,333,350 lb) |
Stages | 2 |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 33,000 kg (73,000 lb) |
Launch history | |
Status | Concept/study |
Launch sites | N/A |
Total launches | N/A |
Boosters – Titan UA1205 | |
No. boosters | 4 |
Powered by | 1 United Technologies UA1205 |
Maximum thrust | 5,849.411 kN (1,315,000 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 263 s (2.58 km/s) |
Burn time | 115 seconds |
Propellant | PBAN[1] |
First stage – S-1B | |
Powered by | 8 Rocketdyne H-1 |
Maximum thrust | 8,241.763 kN (1,852,822 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 296 s (2.90 km/s) |
Burn time | 155 seconds |
Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
Second stage – S-IVB | |
Powered by | 1 Rocketdyne J-2 |
Maximum thrust | 1,031.600 kN (231,913 lbf) |
Specific impulse | 421 s (4.13 km/s) |
Burn time | 475 seconds |
Propellant | LH2/LOX |
Studied by Douglas Aircraft Company in 1965, this rocket consisted of a whole Saturn IB with 4 strap-on SRBs that have flown on the Titan 3E interplanetary missile carriers. All components of the vehicle have flown, but not together for this concept.[2]