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Encyclopedia > Saturn IB
Saturn IB
The Saturn IB rocket for the AS-202 mission.
The Saturn IB rocket for the AS-202 mission.
Fact sheet
Function Manned LEO launch vehicle
Manufacturer Chrysler (S-IB)
Douglas (S-IVB)
Country of origin United States
Size
Height 68 m (224 ft)
Diameter 6.6 m (21.7 ft)
Mass 589,770 kg (1,300,220 lb)
Stages 2
Capacity
Payload to LEO 15,300 kg (33,700 lb)
Launch History
Status Retired
Launch sites LC-37 & LC-34, Cape Canaveral
LC-39, Kennedy Space Center
Total launches 9
Successes 9
Failures 0
Maiden flight February 26, 1966
Last flight July 15, 1975
Notable payloads Manned Apollo CSM
First Stage - S-IB
Engines 8 * H-1
Thrust 6.7 MN (1,500,000 lbf)
Burn time ~150 seconds
Fuel RP-1/LOX
Second Stage - S-IVB
Engines 1 Rocketdyne J-2
Thrust 890 kN (200,000 lbf)
Burn time ~475 seconds
Fuel LH2/LOX

The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which featured a much more powerful second stage, the S-IVB. Unlike the earlier Saturn I, the IB had enough throw weight to launch the Apollo Command/Service Module or Lunar Module into Earth orbit, which made it invaluable for testing the Apollo spacecraft while the larger Saturn V needed to send them to the moon was still being developed. The Saturn IB was later used for manned Skylab flights, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The final production run (such as Skylab launch vehicles) did not have the alternating black and white tanks on the first stage that were hallmarks of the earlier runs. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 467 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (750 × 963 pixel, file size: 159 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... AS-202 (or SA-202) was a sub-orbital test flight of the Saturn IB and Command and Service Module. ... 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Contents

Data

Parameter S-IB - 1st Stage S-IVB - 2nd Stage Instrument Unit Apollo Spacecraft
Height (m) 25.5 17.8 1.00 24
Diameter (m) 6.6 6.6 6.6 3.9
Gross mass (kg) 458,107 119,920 1,980 20,788
Empty mass (kg) 45,267 13,311 225 14,098
Engines Eight - H-1 One - J-2 - One SPS
Thrust (kN) 7,582 1,020 - 97.86
Isp (s) 288 421 - 314
Isp (kN·s/kg) 2.82 4.13 - 3.08
Burn duration (s) 150 470 - 635
Propellant LOX/RP-1 LOX/LH2 - N2O4/UDMH

Launch events

Launch Event Time (s) Altitude (km) Range (km)
Ignition Command -3.02 . .
First Motion -0.19 . .
Liftoff 0.00 . .
Initiate Pitch Maneuver 10.0 . .
Initiate Roll Maneuver 10.0 . .
End Roll Maneuver 38.0 . .
Mach One 62.18 7.63 .
Max Q 75.5 12.16 .
Freeze Tilt 134.40 . .
Inboard Engine Cutoff 140.65 . .
Outboard Engine Cutoff 144.32 . .
Ullage Rockets Ignition 145.37 . .
S-IB / S-IVB Separation 145.59 . .
S-IVB Ignition 146.97 . .
Ullage Rocket Burnout 148.33 . .
Ullage Rocket Jettison 156.58 . .
Jettison LES 163.28 . .
Start Pitch Over 613.95 . .
S-IVB Cutoff 616.76 . .
Orbit Insertion 626.76 . .
Start S/C Sep Sequence 663.11 . .
Spacecraft Separation 728.31 . .

S-IB stage

Main article: S-IB
Diagram of the S-IB first stage of the Saturn IB rocket.

The S-IB stage is an eight engine booster for Earth orbital missions. It is composed of nine propellant containers, eight fins, a thrust structure assembly, eight H-1 rocket engines, and many other components. The propellant containers consist of eight Redstone tanks (Four holding LOX and four holding RP-1.) clustered around a Jupiter rocket tank, which contains LOX. The four outboard engines can gimbal, meaning they can be steered to properly guide the rocket. This requires a few more engine components. Diagram of the S-IB first stage of the Saturn IB rocket. ... Saturn IB 1st stage Downloaded from NASA Website: http://history. ... Saturn IB 1st stage Downloaded from NASA Website: http://history. ... A cluster of 8 H-1 rocket engines lifted the Saturn I from the launch pad. ... RS-68 being tested at NASAs Stennis Space Center, note the relatively transparent exhaust, this is due to this engines use of hydrogen fuel A rocket engine is a reaction engine that takes all its reaction mass from within tankage and forms it into a high speed jet... First launched in 1953, the American Redstone rocket was a direct descendant of the German V-2. ... Lox can stand for any of several things: Lox (salmon) - a type of salmon produce LOx (oxidizer) - liquid oxygen used as oxidizer in aerospace The Lox - was a Yonkers, NY-based rap trio This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... RP-1 (alternately, Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1) is a highly refined form of kerosene outwardly similar to jet fuel, used in the United States as a rocket fuel. ... Jupiter IRBM mobile missile The Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, first tested in 1957, was the United States second Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). ... Lox can stand for any of several things: Lox (salmon) - a type of salmon produce LOx (oxidizer) - liquid oxygen used as oxidizer in aerospace The Lox - was a Yonkers, NY-based rap trio This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


Specifications:


Height: 83.6 ft (25.5 m)
Diameter: 21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Number of fins: 8
Finspan: 18 ft (5.5 m)
Engines: 8 H-1
Thrust: 1,600,000 lbf (7.1 MN)
Fuel: RP-1 (Refined kerosene) 41,000 US gal (155 m³)
Oxidizer: Liquid oxygen (LOX) 66,000 US gal (250 m³)
Burn time: 2.5 min
Burnout altitude: 42 miles (68 km) A cluster of 8 H-1 rocket engines lifted the Saturn I from the launch pad. ... RP-1 (alternately, Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1) is a highly refined form of kerosene outwardly similar to jet fuel, used in the United States as a rocket fuel. ... Kerosene or kerosine, also called paraffin oil or paraffin in British usage (not to be confused with the waxy solid also called paraffin wax or just paraffin) is a flammable hydrocarbon liquid. ... This article is about the chemical element and its most stable form, or dioxygen. ... Lox can stand for any of several things: Lox (salmon) - a type of salmon produce LOx (oxidizer) - liquid oxygen used as oxidizer in aerospace The Lox - was a Yonkers, NY-based rap trio This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


S-IVB stage

Main article: S-IVB (rocket stage)
Diagram of the S-IVB second stage of the Saturn IB.
Diagram of the S-IVB second stage of the Saturn IB.

The S-IVB stage is generally identical to the Saturn V rocket third stage, with the notable exceptions of its interstage adapter, smaller auxiluary propulsion control modules, and its lack of an on-orbit engine restart capability. It is powered by a single J-2 engine, which is gimballed for flight control. This stage has a "common bulkhead," meaning that the propellant and oxidizer tanks share a bulkhead. This saved about ten tons of weight and reduced vehicle length over ten feet. The S-IVB was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company and served as the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB. It had one J-2 engine. ... Saturn IB second stage the SIV-B Downloaded from NASA Website: http://history. ... Saturn IB second stage the SIV-B Downloaded from NASA Website: http://history. ... This article is about the rocket. ... J-2 Rocket Engine Specifications. ...


Height: 58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Diameter: 21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Number of fins: 0
Engines: 1 J-2
Thrust: 200,000 lbf (890 kN)
Fuel: Liquid hydrogen (LH2) 64,000 US gal (242 m³)
Oxidizer: Liquid oxygen (LOX) 20,000 US gal (76 m³)
Burn time: approx. 7 min
Burnout altitude (for Saturn IB): orbit This article is about the chemistry of hydrogen. ... LH2 is an acronym used in the aerospace industry, which stands for liquid hydrogen. ... This article is about the chemical element and its most stable form, or dioxygen. ... Lox can stand for any of several things: Lox (salmon) - a type of salmon produce LOx (oxidizer) - liquid oxygen used as oxidizer in aerospace The Lox - was a Yonkers, NY-based rap trio This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


All Saturn IB launches

All Saturn IB Launches from AS-201 through ASTP.
All Saturn IB Launches from AS-201 through ASTP.

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Saturn IB vehicles and launches

Serial Number Mission Launch Date Notes
AS-201 AS-201 February 26, 1966 1st test flight. Sub-orbital Command/Service Module test.
AS-203 AS-203 July 5, 1966 2nd test flight. Test of SIV-B stage. Tracked 4 orbits.
AS-202 AS-202 August 25, 1966 3rd test flight. 2nd Sub-orbital Command/Service Module unmanned test.
AS-204 Apollo 5 January 22, 1968 Earth orbit unmanned test of Lunar Module. Launched on unused booster from Apollo 1. 36 orbits.
AS-205 Apollo 7 October 11, 1968 Earth orbit test. Crew: Schirra, Eisle, Cunningham. 163 orbits. Last launch from Launch Complex 34
AS-206 Skylab 2 May 25, 1973 First Skylab crew: Conrad, Kerwin, Weitz. 404 orbits. First launch from Launch Pad 39B using a Saturn V umbilical tower and a "milkstool" assembly to allow the rocket to be serviced using Saturn V launch tower and mobile service platform.
AS-207 Skylab 3 July 28, 1973 Second Skylab crew: Bean, Garriott, Lousma. 838 orbits.
AS-208 Skylab 4 November 16, 1973 Third and final Skylab crew: Carr, Gibson, Pogue. 1,214 orbits
AS-209 Skylab Rescue 1973, 1974 Skylab Rescue Mission. Not flown. Currently on display at Kennedy Space Center, with Apollo FVV spacecraft mockup. First stage engines and Apollo FVV service module replaced with fabricated duplicates in 1993-1994 due to severe corrosion.
AS-210 ASTP July 15, 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Crew: Stafford, Slayton, Brand. 136 orbits. Last Saturn IB flight.
AS-211 Unused. First stage on display with the S-IVB Battleship Test Stage stacked in a launch ready condition at the Alabama Welcome Center on I-65 in Ardmore, AL. Second stage, the S-IVB, is on display as a Skylab mockup at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.
AS-212 Unused. Second stage, S-IVB, converted to Skylab space station.
AS-213 Only 1st stage built. Unused
AS-214 Only 1st stage built. Unused

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M-V rocket with the ASTRO-E satellite (Febr. ... Two N1 Moon rockets appear on the pads at Baikonur Cosmodrome in early July 1969. ... Molniya 8K78 is a modification of the well-known R-7 Semyorka rocket and has four stages. ... The Molniya-M (8K78M) is a Russian (previously Soviet) carrier rocket, derived from the R-7 Semyorka. ... The Polyot was an interim orbital carrier rocket, built to test ASAT spacecraft. ... The Voskhod rocket (Russian: Восход, translated as Sunrise) was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. ... The Vostok rocket (Russian Восток, translated as East) was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for other satellite launches. ... The SA-9 (Saturn I Block II), the eighth Saturn I flight, lifted off on February 16, 1965. ... The Saturn I was Americas first large clustered rocket. ... For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ... This article is about the rocket. ... Scout launch (NASA) The Scout-rocket was an American rocket for launching small satellites. ... Sparta was the name of a rocket, consisting off a Redstone-rocket as first stage, an Antares as second and a BE-3 as third stage. ... Thor Able with Pioneer I at Cape Canaveral in Florida Thor was a space launch vehicle derived from the PGM-17 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile. ... A Thor Agena, ready to launch the SERT-2 (Space Electric Rocket Test-2) spacecraft, February 4, 1970 Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. ... The Thor-Burner was an American expendable launch system, a member of the Thor family. ... The Thorad-Agena was an American expendable launch system, derived from the Thor and Delta rockets. ... Titan was a family of U.S. expendable rockets used between 1959 and 2005. ... The Titan I was the United States first true multistage ICBM. It was the first in a series of Titan rockets, but was unique among them in that it used LOX and RP-1 as its fuels, while the later versions all used storable fuels instead. ... Titan II launch vehicle launching Gemini 11 (Sept. ... The Titan IIIC is a space booster used by the United States Air Force. ... Titan IIIB was the collective name for a number of derivatives of the Titan II ICBM and Titan III launch vehicle, modified by the addition of an Agena upper stage. ... The Titan IV family (including the IVA and IVB) of space boosters were used by the US Air Force. ... Tsyklon-3 rocket launching Meteor-3 weather observation satellite (Plesetsk, Aug. ... The Vanguard rocket is the first space launch vehicle of the United States. ...

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Saturn launch vehicle family
Early proposals Juno V · Saturn A-1 · A-2 · B-1
"C" series Saturn C-1 · C-2 · C-3 · C-4 · C-5 · C-5N · C-8
Saturn I series Saturn I · IB · IB-CE · IB-A · IB-B · IB-C · IB-D · INT-05 · INT-11 · INT-12 · INT-13 · INT-14 · INT-15 · INT-16 · INT-27 · LCB
Saturn II series Saturn II · INT-17 · INT-18 · INT-19
Saturn V series Saturn V · MLV · V ELV · INT-20 · INT-21 · INT-23 · INT-24 · INT-25 · Saturn-Shuttle · Saturn V-3 · V-A · V-B · V-C · V-D · V-Centaur · Jarvis
The SA-9 (Saturn I Block II), the eighth Saturn I flight, lifted off on February 16, 1965. ... Juno V-A was studied in 1958, as a new name for the Super-Jupiter rocket. ... Saturn A-1, studied in 1959, was projected to be the first version of Saturn I and was to be used if necessary before the S-IV liquid hydrogen second stage became available. ... Studied with the Saturn A-1 in 1959, the Saturn A-2 was deemed more powerful than the Saturn I rocket, consisting of a first stage, which actually flew on the Saturn 1-B, a second stage which contains four S-3 engines that flew on the Jupiter IRBM and... Studied in 1959, the Saturn B-1, a four-stage rocket like the Jupiter-C, consists of a Saturn I-B first stage, a cluster of four Titan I first stages used for a second stage, a S-IV third stage used on the Saturn I that actually flew and... The Saturn I was Americas first large clustered rocket. ... The Saturn C-2 was a conceptual American launch vehicle, which was proposed for the Earth orbit rendezvous (EOR) approach to a lunar landing. ... The third rocket in the Saturn C series and studied in 1960, the Saturn C-3 was intented to be used as a contender for one of just two methods to get the moon, which was Earth Orbit Rendezvous. ... The Saturn C-4 was a conceptual American launch vehicle, originally proposed in 1960 to be used in a Lunar orbit rendezvous lunar landing. ... For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ... The Saturn C-5N was conceptual version of the Saturn V launch vehicle, which would have had a nuclear third stage instead of the IVB used on the Saturn V. This would have increased the payload to Low Earth orbit of the rocket from 118,000 kg to 155,000... The Saturn C-8 was the largest Saturn rocket to be designed. ... The Saturn I was Americas first large clustered rocket. ... The Saturn IB-CE (Mark Wade) The Saturn IB-CE rocket was a proposed variant of the Saturn IB rocket. ... The Saturn IB-A was a proposed Saturn I family variant but was never built. ... The proposed Saturn IB-B was to be essentially an uprated Saturn IB using the new MS-IVB-2 upper stage engine developed from the S-IVB engine and an uprated S-IB-A engine for the first stage. ... Studied in 1965, the same year that Project Gemini started, the Saturn IB-C was simply designed as an orbital launch vehicle like the original Saturn IB. The booster would consist of an ordinary Saturn IB with four Minuteman first stages used as strap-on boosters. ... Studied by Douglas in 1965, this rocket consisted of a whole Saturn IB with 4 strap-on SRBs that have flown on the Titan 3E interplanetary missile carriers. ... The Saturn II was a proposed American ELV, derived from the Saturn V rocket that was used for the Apollo lunar program. ... The Saturn II was a proposed American ELV, derived from the Saturn V rocket that was used for the Apollo lunar program. ... The Saturn II was a proposed American ELV, derived from the Saturn V rocket that was used for the Apollo lunar program. ... The Saturn II was a proposed American ELV, derived from the Saturn V rocket that was used for the Apollo lunar program. ... For the moon designated Saturn V, see Rhea. ... The Saturn MLV rockets were actually a concept family of variants to be developed from the venerable Saturn V lunar rocket. ... The Saturn V-ELV was to be a enlarged Saturn V with the addition of 4 Titan UA1207 solid rocket boosters. ... The Saturn INT-20 was a proposed intermediate payload follow-on from the Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle. ... This article is about the rocket. ... The Saturn-Shuttle was a proposed interface of the Space Shuttle orbiter and external tank with the S-IC stage on the Saturn V rocket. ... Studied by the Marshall Space Flight Center in 1965, the Saturn V-3 or the MLV 5-3, the booster utilized new engines and new stages that were never used on the original Saturn V. The first stage used new F-1 engines designated F-1A that were pump-fed... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Studied in 1968 by Marshall Space Flight Center, the Saturn V-B was considered an interesting vehicle concept due to the fact that it nearly represents a single-stage to orbit booster, but is actually a stage and a half booster just like the Atlas. ... The Saturn V-C, was just like the Saturn V-B, studied in the same year as the V-C, except it would use a S-IVB third stage to get a payload into a higher orbit. ... With the ability to launch a staggering three times as much payload as the Russian Energia booster and studied in 1968, the Saturn V-D was considered to be the mightiest of the Saturn V rockets, rehased as one of the boosters from the Boeing 1967 Saturn studies and utilizing... Studied by Marshall Space Flight Center in 1968, the Saturn V-Centaur booster would have been used for deep space missions if it had actually flew. ... Studied in 1985, long after the Saturn V had been retired, the Jarvis would be used for Pacfic launches and would once again utilize the engines from the Saturn V, except that the Jarvis third stage would use an R-4D engine that was developed for the Apollo Service and...

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Saturn IB (11245 words)
The Saturn IB mounted its eight H-I engines in the same cluster pattern as the Saturn I, although successive improvements raised the total thrust of each engine to 890 000 newtons (200 000 pounds) and then to 912 000 newtons (205 000 pounds).
Flight profiles for Saturn IB missions for heatshield qualification purposes proved to be a little more difficult because "nobody would or could define the requirements or constraints, or test objectives." In other words, MSFC requirements for booster development test objectives and those of MSC for the spacecraft heatshield conflicted.
Minuteman strap-one for the Saturn IB were canceled as part of the AAP.
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