Saturn IB

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Saturn IB was a two-stage American launch vehicle used by NASA in the 1960s and early 1970s to test Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit and support missions such as Apollo–Soyuz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
rocket ⓘ
two-stage launch vehicle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedToLaunch Apollo Command and Service Module ⓘ
Apollo Lunar Module (in low Earth orbit tests) ⓘ
linked to: Apollo Lunar Module
developedBy NASA Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ
diameter 6.6 meters ⓘ
era 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1966-02-26 ⓘ
firstFlightMission AS-201 ⓘ
firstStage S-IB ⓘ
firstStageEngineCount 8 ⓘ
firstStageEngineType H-1 ⓘ
height 68 meters ⓘ
lastFlightDate 1975-07-15 ⓘ
lastFlightMission Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ
launchSites Cape Kennedy LC-34 ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center LC-39 ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center LC-39 complex ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center LC-39 complex (modified pads) ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center LC-39A ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center LC-39B ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 ⓘ
launchSuccessRate 100 percent ⓘ
manufacturer NASA ⓘ
notableMission Apollo 5 ⓘ
Apollo 7 ⓘ
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ
operator NASA Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
partOfProgram Apollo program ⓘ
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ
primaryUse crewed orbital missions ⓘ
testing Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit ⓘ
propellantTypeFirstStage RP-1/LOX ⓘ
propellantTypeSecondStage liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen ⓘ
relatedVehicle Saturn I ⓘ
Saturn V ⓘ
secondStage S-IVB ⓘ
secondStageEngineCount 1 ⓘ
secondStageEngineType J-2 ⓘ
stages 2 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successfulLaunches 9 ⓘ
successor Saturn IB-derivative Skylab launch configuration (Saturn IB for crew) ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
totalLaunches 9 ⓘ
usedBy NASA ⓘ
usedFor Apollo spacecraft qualification tests ⓘ
Skylab crewed missions ⓘ

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LC-39B → supportedVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
Apollo 7 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
Saturn I → predecessorOf → Saturn IB ⓘ
Saturn I → successor → Saturn IB ⓘ
Wernher von Braun → notableWork → Saturn IB rocket ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
United States rocket program → developed → Saturn IB rocket ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
RP-1 → usedIn → Saturn IB ⓘ
Skylab 2 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
S-IVB → partOf → Saturn IB ⓘ
S-IVB → usedOnVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
J-2 → usedOn → Saturn IB ⓘ
Skylab 4 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
Skylab 3 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
Launch Pad 39A → usedForRocket → Saturn IB ⓘ
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
Launch Pad 39B → usedForRocket → Saturn IB ⓘ
subject linked to: Launch pads 39A and 39B
LC-39A → supportsRocket → Saturn IB ⓘ
Saturn IB → successor → Saturn IB-derivative Skylab launch configuration (Saturn IB for crew) ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
LM → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
LC-34 → rocketLaunched → Saturn IB ⓘ
S-I → successor → Saturn IB first stage ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
Rocketdyne H-1 → usedOn → Saturn IB ⓘ
Rocketdyne H-1 → usedOnStage → Saturn IB first stage S-IB ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
AS-204 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
KSC LC-39A → supportsRocket → Saturn IB ⓘ
NASA Michoud Assembly Facility → producedComponentFor → Saturn IB first stage ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
Apollo Applications Program → usedLaunchVehicle → Saturn I-B ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
Apollo CSM-116 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
AS-203 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
Apollo 5 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
SL-3 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
Apollo CSM-118 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
Michoud Assembly Facility → notableProduct → Saturn IB first stage ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
AS-201 → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
AS-201 → alsoKnownAs → Apollo-Saturn 201 ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
S-IB → partOf → Saturn IB ⓘ
S-IB → launchVehicle → Saturn IB ⓘ
H-1 → usedOn → Saturn IB ⓘ
H-1 → usedOnStage → Saturn IB first stage ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
H-1 → developedFor → Saturn IB program ⓘ
linked to: Saturn IB
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 → supportsRocket → Saturn IB ⓘ
subject linked to: Kennedy Space Center LC-39