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Saturn A-1

Rocket

Rocket

FieldValue
nameSaturn A-1
country-originUnited States
functionUncrewed launch vehicle
manufacturerVon Braun
height49.62 m
alt-height162.29 ft
diameter6.52 m
alt-diameter21.39 ft
mass524,484 kg
stages3 (all used on various vehicles, now retired)
statusNever flown
sitesN/A
capacitiesfor LEO
stage1nameS-I
stage1engines8 H-1
stage1thrust7,582 kN
stage1time150 seconds
stage1fuelRP-1/LOX
stage2nameTitan I
stage2engines2 LR-87-3
stage2thrust1,467 kN
stage2time138 seconds
stage2fuelRP-1/LOX
stage3nameCentaur C
stage3engines2 RL-10A-1
stage3thrust133 kN
stage3time430 seconds
stage3fuelLH2 / LOX
image[[File:Saturn B, 1959.jpg100px]]

|country-origin = United States |alt-height = 162.29 ft |alt-diameter = 21.39 ft

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.

It was designed as a three stage vehicle. The S-I first stage (initially proposed for the Juno V rocket and eventually used on Saturn I) would propel the Saturn A-1 into space, continuing the flight with a Titan I missile based second stage. Finally a Centaur C high-energy double-engine third stage could send a payload into its final Earth orbit or to other planets.

The Saturn A-1 never flew, but all proposed stages were used on different launch vehicles. Today, they are all retired.

References

References

  1. (2016-11-14). "Saturn A-1".
  2. Bilstein, Roger E.. (1996). "Stages to Saturn: a technological history of the Apollo/Saturn launch vehicles". National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs.
  3. (October 1, 1959). "Lunar Exploration with Saturn-Boosted Systems". [[Army Ballistic Missile Agency]].
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