Saturn I

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Saturn I was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed by NASA that served as a precursor to the more powerful Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets used in the Apollo program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American space launch vehicle
expendable launch vehicle
rocket
configuration two-stage rocket
countryOfOrigin United States
designFeature clustered first stage using Redstone and Jupiter tankage
designLead Wernher von Braun
developer NASA
diameter 6.52 m
era early 1960s
failedLaunches 0
firstFlightDate 1961-10-27
firstStageEngines 8
firstStageEngineType Rocketdyne H-1
firstStageFuel RP-1
firstStageName S-I
firstStageOxidizer liquid oxygen
height 55 m
lastFlightDate 1965-07-30
launchSitesUsed Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 37
liftoffMass about 460000 kg
liftoffThrust about 6800 kN
manufacturer Chrysler
namedAfter Saturn (planet)
linked to: Saturn
notablePayload Apollo boilerplate spacecraft
Pegasus micrometeoroid satellites
operator NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
partOf Saturn rocket family
predecessorOf Saturn IB
Saturn V
primaryUse development of large launch vehicle technology
test flights for Apollo program
program Apollo program
propellantTypeFirstStage RP-1/LOX
propellantTypeSecondStage liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen
secondStageEngines 6
secondStageEngineType RL10A-3
linked to: RL10
secondStageFuel liquid hydrogen
secondStageName S-IV
secondStageOxidizer liquid oxygen
status retired
successfulLaunches 10
successor Saturn IB
Saturn V
totalLaunches 10
usedFor testing Apollo spacecraft structural and dynamic loads
validating orbital operations for Apollo hardware

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Apollo program launchVehicle Saturn I
Apollo program launchVehicle Saturn IB
linked to: Saturn I
Saturn V predecessor Saturn I
Saturn V predecessor Saturn IB
linked to: Saturn I
Skylab program launchVehicleUsed Saturn IB
linked to: Saturn I
Wernher von Braun notableWork Saturn I rocket
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United States rocket program developed Saturn I rocket
linked to: Saturn I
RP-1 usedIn Saturn I
Redstone rocket successor Saturn I
S-IVB partOf Saturn I
S-IVB developedFor Saturn I Block II
linked to: Saturn I
J-2 usedOn Saturn I
Mimas catalogDesignation Saturn I
Saturn IB relatedVehicle Saturn I
LC-34 rocketLaunched Saturn I
S-I partOf Saturn I
S-I launchVehicle Saturn I Block I
linked to: Saturn I
S-I launchVehicle Saturn I Block II
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S-IV partOf Saturn I
S-IV firstFlightVehicle Saturn I Block II
linked to: Saturn I
S-IV usedOnLaunchVehicle Saturn I SA-5
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S-IV usedOnLaunchVehicle Saturn I SA-6
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S-IV usedOnLaunchVehicle Saturn I SA-7
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S-IV usedOnLaunchVehicle Saturn I SA-8
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S-IV usedOnLaunchVehicle Saturn I SA-9
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S-IV usedOnLaunchVehicle Saturn I SA-10
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S-IV program Saturn I program
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Rocketdyne H-1 usedOn Saturn I
Rocketdyne H-1 usedOnStage Saturn I first stage S-I
linked to: Saturn I
NASA Michoud Assembly Facility producedComponentFor Saturn I first stage
linked to: Saturn I