Saturn I
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The Saturn I was a rocket designed as the United States' first medium lift launch vehicle for up to 20,000-pound (9,100 kg) low Earth orbit payloads.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 6,700 kN
- Height
- 55 m
- Diameter
- 6.6 m
- Launch mass
- 510 t
- Stages
- 3
- LEO capacity
- 9,100 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
10flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate10 of 10
0failuresincluding partial failures
10success streakcurrent
First flight October 27, 1961 · latest July 30, 1965
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Saturn I flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 | 3 |