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Saturn A-2


FieldValue
nameSaturn A-2
country-originUnited States
functionUncrewed launch vehicle
manufacturerVon Braun
height62 m
alt-height203.00 ft
diameter6.52 m
alt-diameter21.39 ft
mass524,484 kg
stages3 (all used on various vehicles, now retired)
statusNever flown
sitesN/A
stage1nameS-IB
stage1engines8 × Rocketdyne H-1
stage1thrust1,600,000 lbf
stage1time150 seconds
stage1fuelRP-1/LOX
stage2nameJupiter Cluster
stage2engines4 x Rocketdyne LR79
stage2thrust3,034.285 kN
stage2time172 seconds
stage2fuelRP-1/LOX
stage3nameCentaur C
stage3engines2 RL-10A-1
stage3thrust133 kN
stage3time430 seconds
stage3fuelLH2
image[[File:Saturn C, 1959.jpg100px]]LEO-payload=10,000 kg

|country-origin = United States |alt-height = 203.00 ft |alt-diameter = 21.39 ft Studied with the Saturn A-1 in 1959, the Saturn A-2 was deemed more powerful than the Saturn I rocket, consisting of a S-IB first stage, which actually flew on the Saturn IB, a second stage which contains four S-3 engines that flew on the Jupiter IRBM and a Centaur high-energy liquid-fueled third stage.

References

  • Koelle, Heinz Hermann, Handbook of Astronautical Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1961.
  • Bilstein, Roger E, Stages to Saturn, US Government Printing Office, 1980. .

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Saturn A-2".
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