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S-I stage

Stage · USA

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LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Configuration as flown, Saturn I.

Cost $ : 43.500 million. No Engines: 8.

Subtopics

  • Super-Jupiter stage LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Earliest member of what would become the Saturn family. Masses estimated.
  • Jupiter Cluster LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Masses estimated (cluster of four Jupiter IRBM stages).
  • Saturn S-IB-2 LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. .
  • Saturn S-IB-4 LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. .
  • Saturn IB stage LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Configuration as flown, Saturn IB.
  • Saturn S-IB-A LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Douglas Studies, 1965: S-1B with 225 k lbf H-1's.
  • Saturn IB-11 LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. 20 foot stretch of Saturn IB for use with UA1207 7 segment solid rocket strap-on units.
  • Saturn IB-15 LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. 10 foot stretch of Saturn IB. Not found useful in any configuration except with Minuteman first-stage strap-ons to augment thrust.
  • Saturn S-1B-4 LOx/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Chrysler Studies, 1966: S-1B with 4 H-1's for use with Titan UA1205 strap-ons.
Country
USA
Engines
H-1 engine
Propellants
Lox/Kerosene