SATURN V

Saturn V

Saturn V launching Apollo 15.

Stages 2 or 3

1 - S-IC Engines 5 * F-1

Thrust 7,500,000 lbs
(later 7,610,000)

Burn time ~165 sec

Fuels RP-1/LOX
2 - S-II Engines 5 * J-2

Thrust 1,125,000 lbs
(later 1,150,000)

Burn time ~380 sec

Fuels LH2/LOX
3 - S-IVB Engines 1 * J-2

Thrust 200,000 lbs
(later 230,000)

Burn time ~475 sec
(usually 2 burns)

Fuels LH2/LOX
Two stage version

Payload to LEO 75,000 kg
Three stage version

Payload to LEO 118,000 kg

Payload to TLI 47,000 kg

Saturn V
Saturn V launching Apollo 15.
Stages	2 or 3
1 - S-IC	Engines	5 * F-1
Thrust	7,500,000 lbs (later 7,610,000)
Burn time	~165 sec
Fuels	RP-1/LOX
2 - S-II	Engines	5 * J-2
Thrust	1,125,000 lbs (later 1,150,000)
Burn time	~380 sec
Fuels	LH2/LOX
3 - S-IVB	Engines	1 * J-2
Thrust	200,000 lbs (later 230,000)
Burn time	~475 sec (usually 2 burns)
Fuels	LH2/LOX
Two stage version
Payload to LEO	75,000 kg
Three stage version
Payload to LEO	118,000 kg
Payload to TLI	47,000 kg

The Saturn V (popularly known as the Moon Rocket) is a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs. It was the ultimate design of the Saturn family of rockets designed under the direction of Wernher von Braun.

Over 110 m high and 10 m in diameter, with a total mass of 3,038,500 kg and a payload capacity of 118,000 kg to LEO, the Saturn V is the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. (The Soviet Energiya heavy-lift booster was designed to orbit 120-150 tons, but was never flown at this capacity.)

Saturn V is composed of three-stages: ; First Stage : S-IC, five F-1 RP-1/LOX engines, Boeing ; Second Stage : S-II, five J-2 LH2/LOX engines, North American Aviation ; Third Stage : S-IVB, one J-2 LH2/LOX engine, Douglas Aircraft Company

Saturn V is the vehicle that carried the Apollo astronauts to the Moon.

A two-stage version placed the Skylab space station in earth orbit.

Fifteen Saturn Vs were produced, thirteen were launched, all from LC-39 at the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

The Space Shuttle was initially conceived of as a cargo transport to be used in concert with the Saturn V. The Shuttle would handle Space Station logistics, while Saturn V would launch components. Lack of funding for a second Saturn V production run killed this plan and left the US without a heavy-lift booster for the next 30 years (and counting).

Saturn V Vehicles and Launches

SA-501 Apollo 4 11-9-67 First test flight

SA-502 Apollo 6 4-4-68 Second test flight

SA-503 Apollo 8 12-21-68 First manned flight

SA-504 Apollo 9 3-3-69

SA-505 Apollo 10 5-18-69

SA-506 Apollo 11 7-16-69

SA-507 Apollo 12 11-14-69

SA-508 Apollo 13 4-11-70

SA-509 Apollo 14 1-31-71

SA-510 Apollo 15 7-26-71

SA-511 Apollo 16 4-16-72

SA-512 Apollo 17 12-6-72

SA-513 Skylab 1 5-14-73 Two-stage version lofts
Skylab space station

SA-514 Unused

SA-515 Unused

Suggested Reading

Bilstein, Roger E. (1980). Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles. NASA SP-4206. ISBN 0-16-048909-1.
- Available for reading on-line: http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4206/sp4206.htm
- and in softcover through the U.S. Government Printing Office: http://history.nasa.gov/gpo/order.html

Commercial Usage: SATURN V

Photo Album: SATURN V

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Saturn V Tanks Mated. Credit: NASA.		Static Test Firing of Saturn V S-1C Stage. Credit: NASA.
	Saturn V S-1C Stages in Michoud Assembly Facility. Credit: NASA.		Saturn V, S-II Stage is Lifted into Test Stand. Credit: NASA.
	Saturn V First Stage Lifted into Test Stand. Credit: NASA.		Apollo Saturn V Test Vehicle. Credit: NASA.
	Saturn V Preparations. Credit: NASA.		Apollo 15 Saturn V Launch. Credit: NASA.
	Aerial View of Apollo 11 Saturn V on Transporter. Credit: NASA.		Apollo 12 Saturn V on Transporter. Credit: NASA.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: SATURN V

Anagrams: SATURN V

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	Words within the letters "a-n-r-s-t-u-v"
	-1 letter: santur, vaunts.
	-2 letters: aunts, rants, runts, sutra, tarns, trans, tunas, turns, varus, vatus, vaunt.
	-3 letters: ants, anus, arts, aunt, nuts, rant, rats, runs, runt, rust, ruts, star, stun, sura, tans, tarn, tars, taus, tavs, tsar, tuna, tuns, turn, urns, ursa, utas, vans, vars, vast, vats, vatu, vaus.
	-4 letters: ant, ars, art, nus, nut, ran.
	Words containing the letters "a-n-r-s-t-u-v"
	+1 letter: vaunters.
	+2 letters: antivirus.
	+3 letters: adventures, hantavirus, incurvates, pursuivant, transvalue.
	+4 letters: adventurers, adventuress, adventurism, adventurist, adventurous, aventurines, intravenous, outsavoring, pursuivants, rejuvenates, subinterval, surveillant, transvalued, transvalues, unassertive, unharvested, unobservant, untraversed, vanguardist, voluntaries, voluntarism, voluntarist.
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Domain	Definition
Space	The biggest rocket built to date, weighing 2700 tons fully loaded. It was used to launch NASA's Moon mission and the Skylab space station. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Saturn V Flight Manual : Astronaut's Guide to the Apollo Moon Rocket (reference) Saturn V Superset - America's Apollo Moon Rocket with Documents, High-Resolution Photographs, and Image Files (Four CD-ROM Set) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day
saturn v	60
saturn v rocket	22
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SATURN V

Specialty Definition: SATURN V

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Specialty Definition: Saturn V

Saturn V Vehicles and Launches

Suggested Reading

Crosswords: SATURN V

Commercial Usage: SATURN V

Books

Photo Album: SATURN V

Frequency of Internet Keywords: SATURN V

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Anagrams: SATURN V

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: SATURN V

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INDEX

SA-501	Apollo 4	11-9-67	First test flight
SA-502	Apollo 6	4-4-68	Second test flight
SA-503	Apollo 8	12-21-68	First manned flight
SA-504	Apollo 9	3-3-69
SA-505	Apollo 10	5-18-69
SA-506	Apollo 11	7-16-69
SA-507	Apollo 12	11-14-69
SA-508	Apollo 13	4-11-70
SA-509	Apollo 14	1-31-71
SA-510	Apollo 15	7-26-71
SA-511	Apollo 16	4-16-72
SA-512	Apollo 17	12-6-72
SA-513	Skylab 1	5-14-73	Two-stage version lofts Skylab space station
SA-514	Unused
SA-515	Unused