SATURN 1/1B     -     Vehicle use: Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Skylab Crewed Flights

American orbital launch vehicle. The Saturn 1 was developed as a heavy-lift launcher to launch large payloads to low Earth orbit. The Saturn 1 was upgraded to the Saturn 1B for the Apollo Program to test the Apollo command module and lunar module in low Earth orbit. Saturn 1 was comprised of an eight-engine first stage using rocket-grade kerosene (RP-1) and liquid oxygen, and a six-engine second stage using liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. Saturn 1B was comprised of an eight-engine first stage using RP-1 and liquid oxygen, and a single-engine second stage using liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. The Saturn 1B second stage, known as the S-IVB, was also used as the third stage for the Saturn V. The first stage was manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation, and the second stage was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company.

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Variant

All

Saturn 1

Saturn 1B

 

 

 

Launches

19

10

9

 

 

Failures

0

0

0

 

 

Realized

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

 

Predicted

0.95

0.92

0.91

 

 

50

51

53

52

55

56

54

57

58

59

60

61

62

64

63

65

67

66

69

68

71

72

70

73

74

75

76

79

77

78

81

80

83

82

85

84

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

95

94

96

97

99

98

01

00

02

03

04

05

06

07

09

08

11

10

13

12

15

14

17

16

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

1.00

0.93

1.00

0.80

1.00

0.89

1.00

0.94

1.00

0.95

1.00

0.83

1.00

0.67

1.00

0.92

1.00

0.95

Realized Rate

Predicted Rate