F-1

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The F-1 was a powerful American liquid-fueled rocket engine used on the Saturn V launch vehicle to propel Apollo missions toward the Moon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liquid-fueled rocket engine
rocket engine
chamberPressure about 70 bar
combustionChambers 1
coolingMethod regenerative cooling
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cycleType gas-generator cycle
developedBy Rocketdyne engineers
developedForAgency NASA
diameter about 3.7 m
dryMass about 8,400 kg
era 1960s
1970s
firstCrewedMissionUse Apollo 8
firstFlight 1967
fuel RP-1
surface form: RP-1 kerosene
gimbalCapability engine gimbaling for thrust vector control
height about 5.6 m
heritage influenced later large engine designs such as F-1B concepts
ignitionSystem pyrotechnic ignition
launchVehicleRole first-stage propulsion
manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne
surface form: Rocketdyne
notableFeature most powerful single-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown
numberPerSaturnVFirstStage 5
oxidizer liquid oxygen
program Saturn rocket family
surface form: Saturn rocket program
propellantFeed turbopump-fed
propellantType liquid oxygen / RP-1
status retired
thrustAtSeaLevel about 1.5 million pounds-force
about 6.77 MN
thrustInVacuum about 1.7 million pounds-force
about 7.7 MN
usedFor Apollo program
surface form: Apollo lunar missions

Apollo program
launch to Earth orbit
translunar injection support
usedOn S-IC
surface form: S-IC stage

Saturn V
Saturn V
surface form: Saturn V first stage
usedOnMission Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 13
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17
Apollo 8

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