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