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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.
The Saturn IB [a] (also known as the uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It uprated the Saturn I by replacing the S-IV second stage (90,000-pound-force (400,000 N), 43,380,000 lb-sec total impulse), with the S-IVB (200,000-pound-force ...
A 1968 proposal for a Saturn V ELV (MLV-SAT-V-25(S)U) According to the 1968 NASA document "Integrated Manned Interplanetary Spacecraft Concept Definition", there was a planned schedule for exploration under the ELV program. [2]
With an average orbital speed of 9.68 km/s, [6] it takes Saturn 10,759 Earth days (or about 29 + 1 ⁄ 2 years) [86] to finish one revolution around the Sun. [6] As a consequence, it forms a near 5:2 mean-motion resonance with Jupiter. [87] The elliptical orbit of Saturn is inclined 2.48° relative to the orbital plane of the Earth. [6]
The Saturn C-8 was the largest member of the Saturn series of rockets to be designed. [1] It was a potential alternative to the Nova rocket, should NASA have chosen a direct ascent method of lunar exploration for the Apollo program .
The "B" derivative of the Saturn V was a stage and one- half version of the then current S-IC stage and would become the first stage in an effective and economical assembly of upper stages of the evolutionary Saturn family.
The Saturn IB-A was a proposed Saturn I family variant but was never built. It was to be a three-stage rocket virtually identical in layout to the Saturn IB-CE , with upgraded H-1 engines and a stretched S-IVB stage.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. Saturn also commonly refers to: Saturn (mythology), an Ancient Roman god; Sega Saturn, a video game console; Saturn Awards, an award presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films; Saturn (rocket family) Saturn may also refer to: