Saturn B-1
1959 four-stage rocket concept
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Studied in 1959, the Saturn B-1[1] was a four-stage concept rocket similar to the Jupiter-C, and consisted of a Saturn IB first stage, a cluster of four Titan I first stages used for a second stage, a S-IV third stage and a Centaur high-energy liquid-fueled fourth stage.[2][3] Like its proposed predecessors, the Saturn B-1 never flew and neither did the Titan cluster stage. The S-IV however flew on the Saturn I.
ManufacturerVon Braun
Country of originUnited States
Height74 m (242.00 ft)
Diameter6.52 m (21.39 ft)
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| Manufacturer | Von Braun |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Size | |
| Height | 74 m (242.00 ft) |
| Diameter | 6.52 m (21.39 ft) |
| Mass | 680,420 kg |
| Stages | 4 (all used on various vehicles, now retired) |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | 13,000 kg |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Never flown |
| Launch sites | N/A |
| First stage - S-IB | |
| Engines | 8 × Rocketdyne H-1b |
| Thrust | 1,852,822 lbf (8,241.76 kN) |
| Burn time | 155 seconds |
| Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
| Second stage Titan Cluster | |
| Engines | 4 LR-89-5 |
| Thrust | 2940.000 kN |
| Burn time | 137 seconds |
| Propellant | RP-1/LOX |
| Third stage - S-IV | |
| Engines | 6 RL-10 |
| Thrust | 400.346 kN |
| Burn time | 482 seconds |
| Propellant | LH2/LOX |
| Fourth stage - Centaur C | |
| Engines | 2 RL-10A-1 |
| Thrust | 133.448 kN |
| Burn time | 430 sec |
| Propellant | LH2/LOX |