F-1 engine
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The F-1 engine is a powerful liquid-fueled rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne and famously used on NASA’s Saturn V launch vehicle to provide the immense thrust needed for Apollo Moon missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| associatedUpgradeStudy | F-1A engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberPressure | about 70 bar ⓘ |
| combustionChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| contractor | North American Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | regenerative cooling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cycleType | gas-generator cycle ⓘ |
| developedFor | Saturn V launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | about 3.7 meters ⓘ |
| dryMass | about 8,400 kilograms ⓘ |
| exhaust | kerosene-oxygen combustion products ⓘ |
| firstFlight | Saturn V Apollo 4 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1967-11-09 ⓘ |
| fuel | RP-1 kerosene ⓘ |
| gimbalCapability | engine gimbaling for thrust vector control ⓘ |
| height | about 5.8 meters ⓘ |
| heritage | influenced later large kerosene-oxygen engine designs ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | pyrotechnic ignition ⓘ |
| laterContractor | Rockwell International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | iconic symbol of the Apollo-era heavy-lift capability ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rocketdyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | largest single-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown ⓘ |
| nozzles | 1 ⓘ |
| numberPerSaturnVFirstStage | 5 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryRole | first-stage booster engine ⓘ |
| programStartPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid fuel ⓘ |
| specificImpulseSeaLevel | about 263 seconds ⓘ |
| specificImpulseVacuum | about 304 seconds ⓘ |
| stageUsedOn | Saturn V S-IC first stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| testLocation |
Edwards Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marshall Space Flight Center test stands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thrustAtSeaLevel |
about 1.5 million pounds-force
ⓘ
about 6.77 MN ⓘ |
| thrustInVacuum | about 7.7 MN ⓘ |
| usedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForMissionType | Moon missions ⓘ |
| usedInLaunchVehicleFamily | Saturn family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInMission |
Apollo 11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn | Saturn V first stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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