Saturn I

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American space launch vehicle expendable launch vehicle rocket

Saturn I was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed by NASA that served as a precursor to the more powerful Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets used in the Apollo program.

Aliases (2)

Saturn IB ×4
Saturn I rocket ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American space launch vehicle → expendable launch vehicle → rocket →
configuration	two-stage rocket →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
designFeature	clustered first stage using Redstone and Jupiter tankage →
designLead	Wernher von Braun →
developer	NASA →
diameter	6.52 m →
era	early 1960s →
failedLaunches	0 →
firstFlightDate	1961-10-27 →
firstStageEngines	8 →
firstStageEngineType	Rocketdyne H-1 →
firstStageFuel	RP-1 →
firstStageName	S-I →
firstStageOxidizer	liquid oxygen →
height	55 m →
lastFlightDate	1965-07-30 →
launchSitesUsed	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 → Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 37 →
liftoffMass	about 460000 kg →
liftoffThrust	about 6800 kN →
manufacturer	Chrysler →
namedAfter	Saturn (planet) →
notablePayload	Apollo boilerplate spacecraft → Pegasus micrometeoroid satellites →
operator	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center →
partOf	Saturn rocket family →
predecessorOf	Saturn IB → Saturn V →
primaryUse	development of large launch vehicle technology → test flights for Apollo program →
program	Apollo program →
propellantTypeFirstStage	RP-1/LOX →
propellantTypeSecondStage	liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen →
secondStageEngines	6 →
secondStageEngineType	RL10A-3 →
secondStageFuel	liquid hydrogen →
secondStageName	S-IV →
secondStageOxidizer	liquid oxygen →
status	retired →
successfulLaunches	10 →
successor	Saturn IB → Saturn V →
totalLaunches	10 →
usedFor	testing Apollo spacecraft structural and dynamic loads → validating orbital operations for Apollo hardware →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apollo program → Apollo program ("Saturn IB") →	launchVehicle
Saturn V → Saturn V ("Saturn IB") →	predecessor
United States rocket program ("Saturn I rocket") →	developed
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ("Saturn IB") →	launchVehicleSupported
Skylab program ("Saturn IB") →	launchVehicleUsed
Wernher von Braun ("Saturn I rocket") →	notableWork
RP-1 →	usedIn
Apollo astronauts →	usedLaunchVehicle