Saturn IB

The Saturn IB was an uprated version of the Saturn I, which was the first manned launch vehicle that was not directly derived from an ICBM (though its tanks were derived from the Jupiter and Redstone tanks, and its first stage engines were Navaho derived). It was conceived in 1962 for use as the launch vehicle for Apollo Earth orbital (block 1) missions (manned and unmanned), the manned Skylab flights, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The final production run (such as Skylab launch vehicles) did not have alternating black and white tanks on the first stage.

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The main payload of the Saturn IB was the Apollo Spacecraft.

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The Saturn family of rockets consist of Saturn I, Saturn IB and Saturn V

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Height: 224 ft (68.3 m) with Apollo spacecraft

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Diameter: 21 ft 8 in (6.6 m)

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Finspan: 18 ft (5.5 m)

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Number of fins: 8

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Number of stages:2

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Parts: Stage 1 (S-Ib), Stage 2 (S-IVB), instrument unit, interstage adapter

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Saturn I: The Saturn I was United States' first large clustered rocket. Its tanks were derived from the Jupiter and Redstone missile tanks, and its first stage engines were derived from those of the SM-64 Navaho missile. An earlier version of the H-1 engine was also used by the Thor and Jupiter IRBM's. It was...

ICBM: REDIRECT Intercontinental ballistic missile...

Jupiter: :...

Saturn IB related Images and Photos (experimental)

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