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Function | Launch vehicle for Apollo |
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Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 167 feet (51 m) (w/o payload) |
Diameter | 21.68 feet (6.61 m) |
Mass | 3,327,280 pounds (1,509,230 kg) gross (to LEO) |
Capacity | |
Payload to LEO | |
Mass | 74,000 pounds (34,000 kg) |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Saturn |
Launch history | |
Status | Study, not developed |
Launch sites | Kennedy Space Center |
Zero stage – Solid Rocket Boosters | |
Height | 85 feet (26 m) |
Diameter | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
Empty mass | 74,511 pounds (33,798 kg) |
Gross mass | 498,758 pounds (226,233 kg) |
Powered by | 4 UA1205 |
Maximum thrust | 1,315,000 pounds-force (5,850 kN) |
Specific impulse | 238 secs |
Burn time | 115 seconds |
Propellant | APCP |
First stage – S-IB-4 | |
Height | 80.31 feet (24.48 m) |
Diameter | 21.39 feet (6.52 m) |
Empty mass | 82,800 pounds (37,600 kg) |
Gross mass | 980,300 pounds (444,700 kg) |
Powered by | 4 H-1 |
Maximum thrust | 926,370 pounds-force (4,120.7 kN) |
Specific impulse | 296 secs |
Burn time | 282 seconds |
Propellant | Kerosene / LOX |
Second stage – S-IVB | |
Height | 58.3 feet (17.8 m) |
Diameter | 21.68 feet (6.61 m) |
Empty mass | 28,400 pounds (12,900 kg) |
Gross mass | 261,900 pounds (118,800 kg) |
Powered by | 1 J-2 |
Maximum thrust | 231,913 pounds-force (1,031.60 kN) |
Burn time | 475 seconds |
Propellant | LH2 / LOX |
The Saturn INT-12 was an unflown member of the Saturn family of launch vehicles. It was conceptualized as a variant of the Saturn IB, with the S-IB first stage only having four engines instead of the usual eight, and four UA1205 solid rocket motors being attached to the side.
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Encyclopedia Astronautica Saturn INT-12