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Saturn Rockets

Overview

Thirteen Saturn V rockets flew between November, 1967 and May, 1973. Included were two unmanned test flights, ten manned Apollo missions, and the launch of Skylab.

There are three complete Saturn V rockets currently on display. They are located at the United States Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. These rockets are composed of both flight-rated stages and test stages.


Saturn Family of Rockets
VersionFirst
Flight
1Saturn 1 Block 1 (SA-1) 1961Drawing of Saturn Rockets
2Saturn 1 Block 1 (SA-4) 1963
3Saturn 1 Block 2 (SA-5) 1964
4Saturn 1 Block 2 (SA-6) 1964
5Saturn 1B Apollo (SA-201) 1966
6Saturn 1B S-IVB (SA-203) 1966
7Saturn 1B (SA-204) 1968
8Saturn 5 Apollo (SA-501) 1967
9Saturn 5 Skylab (SA-513) 1973

Saturn 5 at Huntsville

Saturn 5 on display at the United States Space and Rocket Center. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

SI-C Stage

Saturn 5 SI-C Stage F-1 Engines Saturn 5 SI-C Stage F-1 Engines Saturn 5 SI-C Stage F-1 Engines Saturn 5 SI-C Stage F-1 Engines Saturn 5 SI-C Stage F-1 Engines Saturn 5 SI-C Stage F-1 Engines Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Fi1 Side Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Fin Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Tank Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Tank Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Tank Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Support Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Support Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Forward Access Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Forward Access Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Intertank Access Closeup Saturn 5 SI-C Stage Intertank Access Closeup
 

S-II Stage

Saturn 5 S-II Stage J-2 Engines Saturn 5 S-II Stage J-2 Engines Saturn 5 S-II Stage Saturn 5 S-II Stage J-2 Engines Saturn 5 S-II Stage J-2 Engines Saturn 5 S-II Stage J-2 Engines Saturn 5 S-II Stage Saturn 5 S-II Stage Forward Saturn 5 S-II Stage Support Saturn 5 S-II Stage Support Saturn 5 S-II Stage Forward Saturn 5 S-II Stage 'United States' Saturn 5 S-II Stage 'United States' Saturn 5 S-II Stage Side Saturn 5 S-II Stage Fuel Line
 

S-IVB Stage

Saturn 5 S-IVB J-2 Engine 1 Saturn 5 S-IVB J-2 Engine 2 Saturn 5 S-IVB J-2 Engine 3 Saturn 5 S-IVB J-2 Engine 4 Saturn 5 S-IVB J-2 Engine 5 Saturn 5 S-IVB Stage 'USA' Saturn 5 S-IVB Stage Saturn 5 S-IVB Stage Saturn 5 S-IVB Stage 'USA' Saturn 5 S-IVB Stage Aft Saturn 5 S-IVB Stage Forward
 

Instrument Unit

Saturn 5 Instrument Unit 1 Saturn 5 Instrument Unit 2 Saturn 5 Instrument Unit 3 Saturn 5 Instrument Unit 4
 

Miscellaneous

Saturn 5 Miscellaneous 1 Saturn 5 Miscellaneous 3 Saturn 5 Miscellaneous 4

Saturn 5 at Kennedy Space Center

Saturn 5 on display at the Kennedy Space Center. (Photos: Kevin Reynolds, 2000)

Saturn S1C f-1 Saturn S1C f-1 side view Saturn S1C f-1 cluster Saturn S1C f1 side closeup Saturn S1C tank Saturn S1C aft view Saturn S1C f-1 aft view Saturn S1C aft closeup Saturn S1C f-1 mount Saturn S1C f-1 mount bottom view Saturn S1C f-1 mount side view Saturn II J-2 cluster Saturn II J-2 cluster bottom view Saturn II side Saturn II J-2 closeup Saturn II J-2 Saturn II thrust structure Saturn II J-2 closeup Saturn II thrust structure detail Saturn II thrust structure components Saturn II front tank Saturn II side Saturn SIVB J-2 aft Saturn SIVB J-2 side Saturn SIVB J-2 back side Saturn SIVB front side Saturn SIVB H2 fuel tank Apollo CSM mockup Apollo CSM Apollo CSM overview Apollo CM BPC and LES Apollo CSM back side Apollo service module Apollo boost protective cover and LES

Saturn 5 at Space Center Houston

Saturn 5 rocket on display at Space Center Houston (Photos: Kevin Barrett, 2009)

Saturn 5 first stage at Houston Saturn 5 Rocket at Houston Saturn 5 J-2 engines Saturn 5 J-2 engines Saturn S-IC at Houston Saturn 5 Rocket at Houston S-IVB J-2 Engine Saturn 5 Rocket at Houston Saturn 5 Rocket at Houston Saturn 5 SLA at Houston S-IVB J-2 Engine S-IC F-1 engines S-IC F-1 engines Saturn 5 building at Houston

Saturn 5 Replica

Full size Saturn 5 replica at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. (Photos: Kevin Reynolds, 2001)

Saturn 5 overview Saturn 5 looking up S-II Stage Mockup S-IC Mockup S-1C base F-1 bottom F-1 mockup F-1 rocket mockup

Saturn 1 (Block 2)

The U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), under the direction of Wernher von Braun, began developing the Saturn I rocket in 1957. The unique first stage was composed of clustered tanks. This clustering of smaller tanks, rather than manufacturing larger tanks, allowed the use of tooling from the Redstone and Jupiter missile programs. The first stage (S-I) was manufactured by Chrysler and was powered by eight H-1 engines. The second stage (S-IV), was built by Douglas and was powered by six RL-10 engines. Between 1961 and 1965, ten Saturn I rockets were launched. All were successful. The design later evolved into the Saturn IB rockets of the Apollo era.

Photos of the Saturn 1 (Block 2) at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2007)

Saturn 1 overview Saturn 1 rocket Saturn 1 looking up Saturn 1 first stage Saturn 1 launcher Saturn 1 closeup Saturn 1 payload Saturn 1 full view Saturn 1 H-1 rocket Saturn 1 H1 detail Saturn 1 H-1 thrust chamber Saturn 1 side view Saturn 1 first stage bottom Saturn 1 first stage details Saturn 1 stage aft Saturn 1 Saturn 1 H-1 cluster Saturn 1 launch support Saturn 1 launch support side view Saturn 1 launch support end view Saturn 1 launch support detail Saturn 1 launch support closeup

Photos of the Saturn 1 (Block 2) at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. (Photos: Kevin Reynolds, 2001)

Saturn 1 aft structure Saturn 1 tank cluster Saturn 1 second stage Saturn 1 apollo mockup Saturn 1 launch escape system Saturn 1 side view Saturn 1 photo

Saturn IB

Saturn IB at the Alabama Welcome Center

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB First Stage Saturn IB Interstage Saturn IB Second Stage Saturn IB First Stage Saturn SIV-B Saturn IB SLA Saturn IB Detail Saturn IB Base Saturn IB Base Saturn IB Base Saturn IB Base
 

Saturn IB at Kennedy Space Center

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2009)

Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB Saturn IB

Saturn Rocket Mission Data


Saturn I Rocket Missions
Launch
Vehicle		NameLaunch
Date		PayloadMission
S-101 SA-1 27OCT1961 --- Test Flight
S-102 SA-2 25APR1962 --- Test Flight
SA-103 SA-3 16NOV1962 --- Test Flight
SA-104 SA-4 28MAR1963 --- Test Flight
SA-105 SA-5 29JAN1964 --- First test of
live second stage.
SA-106 A-101 28MAY1962 CSM Boilerplate First test of
CSM Boilerplate
SA-107 A-102 18SEP1964 CSM Boilerplate Test Flight
SA-108 A-104 25MAY1965 Pegasus B,
CSM Boilerplate		 Test Flight
SA-109 A-103 16FEB1965 Pegasus A,
CSM Boilerplate		 Test Flight
SA-110 A-105 30JUL1965 Pegasus C,
CSM Boilerplate		 Test Flight


Saturn IB Rocket Missions
Launch
Vehicle		NameLaunch
Date		PayloadMission
SA-201 AS-201 26FEB1966 CSM-009 First test flight
of Saturn IB.
SA-202 AS-202 25AUG1966 CSM-011A Test of CSM.
SA-203 AS-203 5JUL1966 --- Test flight.
SA-204 Apollo 5 22JAN1968 LM-1 Earth orbit test
of Lunar Module.
SA-205 Apollo 7 11OCT1968 CSM-101 Earth orbit.
SA-206 Skylab 225MAY1973 CSM-116 First Skylab crew.
SA-207 Skylab 328JUL1973 CSM-117 Second Skylab crew.
SA-208 Skylab 416NOV1973 CSM-118 Third Skylab crew.
SA-210 ASTP15JUL1975 CSM-118 Docked with
Soyuz 19.


Saturn 5 Rocket Missions
Launch
Vehicle		NameLaunch
Date		PayloadMission
SA-501 Apollo 4 9NOV1967 CSM-017
---		 First test flight
of Saturn 5.
SA-502 Apollo 6 4APR1968 CSM-020
---		 Test flight.
SA-503 Apollo 8 21DEC1968 CSM-103
---		 Lunar orbit.
SA-504 Apollo 9 3MAR1969 CSM-105 Gumdrop
LM-3 Spider		 First manned test
of Lunar Module.
SA-505 Apollo 1018MAY1969 CSM-106 Charlie Brown
LM-4 Snoopy		 Tested LM in
Lunar orbit.
SA-506 Apollo 1116JUL1969 CSM-107 Columbia
LM-5 Eagle		 Lunar landing.
SA-507 Apollo 1214NOV1969 CSM-108 Yankee Clipper
LM-6 Intrepid		 Lunar landing.
SA-508 Apollo 1311APR1970 CSM-109 Odyssey
LM-7 Aquarius		 Aborted Lunar
landing attempt.
SA-509 Apollo 1431JAN1971 CSM-110 Kitty Hawk
LM-8 Antares		 Lunar landing.
SA-510 Apollo 1526JUL1971 CSM-111 Endeavour
LM-10 Falcon		 Lunar landing.
SA-511 Apollo 1616APR1972 CSM-112 Casper
LM-11 Orion		 Lunar landing.
SA-512 Apollo 177DEC1972 CSM-113 America
LM-12 Challenger		 Lunar landing.
SA-513 Skylab 114MAY1973 Skylab orbital workshop Launch of
space station.

Key
AS = Apollo Saturn
CSM = Comand Service Module
LM = Lunar Module
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