S-IC

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S-IC was the massive first stage of the Saturn V rocket, powered by five F-1 engines to lift Apollo missions off the launch pad and through the lower atmosphere.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
S-IC canonical 1
S-IC stage 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf first stage
rocket stage
burnTime about 150 seconds
centerEngineShutdown early shutdown to limit acceleration
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
developedFor NASA
diameter about 10.1 m
dryMass about 131000 kg
engineArrangement quincunx pattern
engineGimbalCapability outer four engines gimbaled
era 1960s
early 1970s
guidanceSystemLocation Saturn V instrument unit
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
length about 42 m
manufacturer Boeing
numberOfEngines 5
oxidizerType liquid oxygen
partOf Saturn V
poweredBy F-1 engine
propellantMass about 2038000 kg
propellantType RP-1 kerosene
propulsionType liquid-fueled rocket
role lift vehicle off launch pad
propel rocket through lower atmosphere
status retired
thrustAtSeaLevel about 34 MN
about 7.5 million pounds-force
totalMassWhenFueled about 2169000 kg
usedFor launching Apollo missions
usedInProgram Apollo program
Skylab program
usedOnMission Apollo 10
Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 13
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17
Apollo 4
Apollo 6
Apollo 8
Apollo 9
Skylab 1
Skylab 2
Skylab 3
Skylab 4

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saturn V firstStage S-IC
F-1 usedOn S-IC
this entity surface form: S-IC stage