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Saturn I

In-active

Chrysler (CHR)

Oct. 27, 1961

Description

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

Minimum Stage
2
Max Stage
3
Length
55.0 m
Diameter
6.6 m
Fairing Diameter
6.6 m
Launch Mass
510.0 T
Thrust
6700.0 kN

Family

Name
Saturn I
Family
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Variant
I
Alias
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Full Name
Saturn I

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
9100.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Chrysler

Commercial

None

CHR 1950

In July 1959, NASA chose the Redstone missile as the basis for the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle to be used for suborbital test flights of the Project Mercury spacecraft. Three unmanned MRLV launch attempts were made between November 1960 and March 1961, two of which were successful. The MRLV successfully launched the chimpanzee Ham, and astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom on three suborbital flights in January, May and July 1961, respectively.

Previous Flights

flew on 10 previous launch(es).

Saturn I | Pegasus 3

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 30, 1965, 1 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The mission of the Pegasus spacecraft was to measure meteoroid abundances in the region near the earth.

Low Earth Orbit

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Saturn I | Pegasus 2

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 25, 1965, 7:35 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The mission of the Pegasus spacecraft was to measure meteoroid abundances in the region near the earth.

Low Earth Orbit

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Saturn I | Pegasus 1

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 16, 1965, 2:37 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The mission of the Pegasus spacecraft was to measure meteoroid abundances in the region near the earth.

Low Earth Orbit

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Saturn I | Saturn-SA 7

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 18, 1964, 4:22 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Orbital test flight of the Saturn-IV upper stage of the Saturn-1 (Block-2) launch vehicle.

Low Earth Orbit

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Saturn I | Saturn-SA 6

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 28, 1964, 5:07 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Orbital test flight of the Saturn-IV upper stage of the Saturn-1 (Block-2) launch vehicle.

Low Earth Orbit

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Saturn I | Saturn SA-5

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 29, 1964, 4:25 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

First orbital test flight of the Saturn-IV upper stage of the Saturn-1 (Block-2) launch vehicle. The payload consisted of a ballasted and instrumented nosecone attached to the Saturn-IV stage.

Low Earth Orbit

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Saturn I | Saturn SA-4

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 28, 1963, 8:11 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Fourth and last suborbital test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle.

Suborbital

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Saturn I | Saturn SA-3

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 16, 1962, 5:45 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Third test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle. It carried an experiment for Project Highwater.

Suborbital

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Saturn I | Saturn SA-2

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 25, 1962, 2 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Second test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle. It carried an experiment for Project Highwater.

Suborbital

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Saturn I | Saturn SA-1

Chrysler | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 27, 1961, 3:06 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

First test flight of the Saturn I launch vehicle and first mission of the Apollo program.

Suborbital

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