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Saturn V

The Saturn V is a retired American super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by NASA under the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon. The rocket was human-rated, had three stages, and was liquid-fueled. Thirteen Saturn V vehicles were launched, from 1967 to 1973, all from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39, nine of which launched 24…

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Altitude
185 km (115 mi)
Burn time
150 seconds · 395 seconds · 165 + 312 seconds (2 burns)
Comparable
Energia · Falcon Heavy · Long March 9 · N1 (never operational) · SLS
Cost per launch
US$185 million (equivalent to $995 million in 2024)
Country of origin
United States
Derivative work
Saturn INT-21

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Assembly

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Post-Apollo proposal

Saturn V displays

Discarded stages

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Saturn V

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Saturn V

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related to Saturn V displays · 40
Saturn V → Apollo/Saturn, Center, Complex, ComplexSaturn, Davidson Center, First, Huntsville, HuntsvilleS-IC-T, HuntsvilleSaturn, Infinity Science Center, It, Johnson Space Center, Johnson Space CenterSA-500D, Kennedy Space Center Visitor, Michoud Assembly Facility, Mississippi, National Air, New Orleans, One, Rocket Center
related to Assembly · 39
Saturn V → Aero Spacelines Super Guppy, After, Apollo, Built, California, Cape Canaveral, Crawler Transporter, CT, Each, Each CT, Florida, From, Gulf, Huntington Beach, Intra-Coastal Waterway, Kennedy Space Center, Marion Power Shovel Company, Mexico, Michoud Assembly Facility, NASA
related to Design process · 38
Saturn V → Apollo, Between, Boeing, By, By November, C-1, C-1B, C-5, Development, Douglas Aircraft, Earth, EOR, F-1, February, IBM, In, J-2, Jupiter, LOR, Marshall Space Flight Center
related to Post-Apollo proposal · 27
Saturn V → After Apollo, All, Congress, Edgar Cortright, Government, In, JPL, NASA, NASA Langley, NASA's, NERVA, Probably, Prospector, RIFT, S-IVB, S-Soviet, Saturn, Skylab, Soviet Lunokhod, The
related to Specifications · 21
Saturn V → Alabama, Apollo, Blueprints, Consequently, Designers, Earth, F-1, Fully, Huntsville, J-2, LEO, Marshall Space Flight Center, Moon, Picayune, S-IVB, Saturn, Stennis Space Center, The, The Saturn, When
related to Development · 20
Saturn V → Alabama, Apollo, Boilerplate, BP-027, BP-27, February, Huntsville, IBM, January, Like, Marshall Space Flight Center, MSFC, Next, S-IU-200D/500D, S-IVB-D, Saturn, Saturn IB, September, The, Unlike
related to Skylab sequence · 20
Saturn V → AAP, Apollo, Apollo Applications Program, By, Earth, In, January, Moon, Much, National Air, S-II, S-II Saturn, Saturn, Saturn IB, Skylab, Space Museum, The, The S-II, This, Von Braun's
related to Testing · 18
Saturn V → Apollo, Configuration, Configuration II, Configuration III, Configuration One, December, Dynamic, Engineers, III, Instrument Unit, MSFC, November, Saturn, Saturn IB, Saturn V-powered, Tests, The, With
related to Max Q sequence · 17
Saturn V → Although, Apollo, As, At, Atlantic Ocean, Dynamic, Each F-1, Eight, First, Just, S-IC, Saturn, The, The Saturn, This, To, When
related to Launch preparation · 15
Saturn V → After, Around, At, Both, CM, Command Module, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex, Moving, MSS, RP-1, Saturn, The, The Mobile Service Structure, This

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saturn stage first launch rocket space s-ivb center apollo second s-ii third s-ic liquid nasa flight stages tank system engines

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Saturn VAltitude185 km (115 mi)1.00infobox
Saturn VBurn time150 seconds1.00infobox
Saturn VBurn time395 seconds1.00infobox
Saturn VBurn time165 + 312 seconds (2 burns)1.00infobox
Saturn VComparableEnergia1.00infobox
Saturn VComparableFalcon Heavy1.00infobox
Saturn VComparableLong March 91.00infobox
Saturn VComparableN1 (never operational)1.00infobox
Saturn VComparableSLS1.00infobox
Saturn VComparableStarship1.00infobox
Saturn VCost per launchUS$185 million (equivalent to $995 million in 2024)1.00infobox
Saturn VCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Saturn VDerivative workSaturn INT-211.00infobox
Saturn VDiameter10 m (33 ft)1.00infobox
Saturn VDiameter6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)1.00infobox
Saturn VEmpty mass137,000 kg (303,000 lb)1.00infobox
Saturn VEmpty mass43,000 kg (95,000 lb)[c]1.00infobox
Saturn VEmpty mass15,200 kg (33,600 lb)[e]1.00infobox
Saturn VFamilySaturn1.00infobox
Saturn VFirst flightNovember 9, 1967 (AS-501 Apollo 4)[b]1.00infobox
Saturn VFunctionLaunch vehicle of Apollo program and Skylab1.00infobox
Saturn VGross mass2,214,000 kg (4,881,000 lb)1.00infobox
Saturn VGross mass470,000 kg (1,037,000 lb)[c]1.00infobox
Saturn VGross mass120,500 kg (265,600 lb)[e]1.00infobox
Saturn VHeight111 m (363 ft)1.00infobox
Saturn VHeight42 m (138 ft)1.00infobox
Saturn VHeight24.87 m (81 ft 7 in)1.00infobox
Saturn VHeight17.86 m (58 ft 7 in)1.00infobox
Saturn VLast flightMay 14, 1973 (AS-513 Skylab)1.00infobox
Saturn VLaunch sitesKennedy Space Center, LC-391.00infobox

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