
The Saturn Rocket Family was a group of American Launch Vehicles designed to launch heavy payloads to Low Earth Orbit and to the Moon. The Saturn LV’s were an important part of the Apollo Program. There were three versions designed and flown, the Saturn I, Saturn IB and Saturn V.
Vehicle | First Launch | Last Launch | Flights | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Gross Wt (t) | Propellant Wt (t) | Length (m) | Diameter (m) |
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Saturn I | 10/27/1961 | 3/28/1963 | 5 (4 SO) | S-I | S-IV | 493 | 349 | 49.7 | 6.52 | ||
Saturn IB | 1/22/1968 | 7/15/1975 | 9 | S-IB | S-IVB | Apollo CSM | 589.74 | 521.79 | 68.09 | 6.62 | |
Saturn V Apollo | 11/9/1967 | 12/7/1972 | 12 | S-IC | S-II | S-IVB | Apollo CSM | 2928.53 | 2715.85 | 110.71 | 10.06 |
Saturn V Skylab | 5/14/1973 | 5/14/1973 | 1 | S-IC | S-II | S-IVB | Skylab | 2857.15 | 2588.85 | 101.64 | 10.06 |
Launch Firing Room [ST3] Apollo Launch Vehicle Configurations [ST3] Saturn V S-IC Stage Cutaway [ST2] S-IC Engine Fairing and Fins at Michoud [ST2] Saturn V S-IC Production at Michoud [ST2] S-IC Engine Fairings Assembly at Michoud [ST2] S-II Stage Cutaway [ST2] S-IC for Apollo 11 Transport [FL2] Apollo 4 on Crawler [ST2] S-IC LOX Tank [FL2] Apollo 4 Launch [ST2] Apollo 4 Mating of the S-IVB Stage to the S-II Stage in the VAB [ST2] Erection and Mating of the S-IVB and Instrument Unit in the VAB [ST2] Apollo 4 Assembly in VAB – S-II Stage [ST2] Apollo 4 Assembly in VAB – CSM Mockup [ST2] AS-502 Apollo 6 Launch [ST2] AS-503 on Launch Pad [ST2] Mobile Launcher on Crawler to Pad [ST3] Mobile Launcher Positioning on Pad [ST3] Saturn V [ST1] Saturn V Cutaway Infographic – Karl Tate (Space.com) Saturn V Leaving the VAB [ST3] Saturn V on Crawler Leaving the VAB [ST2] Saturn V Skylab [ST1] AS-502 Rollout of VAB [ST2] AS-501 Apollo 4 in High Bay 1 in the VAB [ST2] AS-502 Apollo 6 Ascent [ST2] Apollo 17 Liftoff [ST3] Apollo 8 Transport to Launch Pad [ST3] Apollo 8 Launch [FL2] Apollo 4 on Launch Pad [ST3] SA-201 Launch [ST2] AS-204 – Apollo 5 Launch [ST2] Study to Uprate the Saturn IB [ST2] Apollo 5 Lift-Off [ST3] Apollo 7 Lift-Off [ST3] AS-201 on Launch Pad [ST3] AS-202 Launch [ST2] AS-203 Launch [ST2] AS-203 Pre-Launch [ST3] S-IB Stage Cutaway [ST2] S-IB Final Assembly Area at Michound [ST2] S-IB Engine Thrust Assembly {Wikimedia) S-IB Booster Being Raised into the Static Test Stand [ST2] S-IB Assembly Area at Michoud [ST2] Saturn IB Vehicle Configurations [ST2] Saturn V Vehicle Configurations [ST2] Saturn IB Launch Vehicle Stages [ST2] Saturn IB Dimensions [ST1] Saturn IB Cutaway [ST1] First Saturn I Lift-Off [ST3] Saturn IB [ST1] A-104 Lift-Off [ST3] SA-9 Launch {ST2] Saturn I Vehicle Booster During Checkout [ST2] SA-10 Launch [ST2] Saturn I Block I and Block 2 Drawings [ST2] S-I Production [ST2] S-I Erected at Cape Canaveral [ST2] S-I Static Test Fire [ST2] S-I Stage Cutaway [ST2] S-IV Stage Cutaway [ST2] SA-8 Launch [ST2] SA-7 Launch SA-6 Pre-Launch Test taken from Above [ST3] SA-6 Launch [ST2] SA-5 Launch Sequence 4 [ST2] SA-5 Launch Sequence 3 [ST2] SA-5 Launch Sequence 2 [ST2] SA-5 Launch [ST2] SA-4 Pre-Launch [ST2] Modular Nova Concept – Solid C3 Basis [ST2] SA-1 – Mating of the Stages [ST2} SA-1 Launch [ST2] SA-2 Launch [ST2] SA-4 Launch [ST2] SA-3 Launch [ST2] SA-5 Erected at Cape Canaveral [ST2] Instrument Unit in the VAB [ST2] Instrument Unit Final Check [ST2] Instrument Unit Assembly in Huntsville [ST2] Staurn V S-IC Stage Cutaway Saturn V Apollo Flight Configuration Cutaway Saturn IB Technical Drawing Modular Nova Concept [ST2]