Saturn A-1

Saturn A-1Function| Uncrewed launch vehicle

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Manufacturer| Von Braun
Country of origin| United States
Size
Height| 49.62 m (162.29 ft)
Diameter| 6.52 m (21.39 ft)
Mass| 524,484 kg
Stages| 3 (all used on various vehicles, now retired)
Launch history
Status| Never flown
Launch sites| N/A
First stage - S-I
Engines| 8 H-1
Thrust| 7,582 kN
Burn time| 150 seconds
Propellant| RP-1/LOX
Second stage Titan I
Engines| 2 LR-87-3
Thrust| 1,467 kN
Burn time| 138 seconds
Propellant| RP-1/LOX
Third stage - Centaur C
Engines| 2 RL-10A-1
Thrust| 133 kN
Burn time| 430 seconds
Propellant| LH2 / LOX

Saturn A-1, studied in 1959, was projected to be the first version of Saturn I and was to be used if necessary before the S-IV liquid hydrogen second stage became available. The first stage, proposed for the Juno V rocket, but finally used for the first Saturn rocket, would propel the Saturn A-1 into space, with the first stage of a Titan I missile continuing the flight and finally, a Centaur C high-energy double-engine third stage could perform a small burn to send a payload into its final orbit, or it can perform a big burn to take a payload out of Earth orbit to other planets. This rocket never flew, but all stages of the Saturn A-1 were used on different launch vehicles. Today, they are all retired.

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Saturn launch vehicle family

Early proposals|

* Juno V
* Saturn A-1
* A-2
* B-1

"C" series|

* Saturn C-1
* C-2
* C-3
* C-4
* C-5
* C-5N
* C-8

Saturn I series|

* Saturn I
* IB
* IB-CE
* IB-A
* IB-B
* IB-C
* IB-D
* INT-05
* INT-11
* INT-12
* INT-13
* INT-14
* INT-15
* INT-16
* INT-27
* LCB

Saturn II series|

* Saturn II
* INT-17
* INT-18
* INT-19

Saturn V series|

* Saturn V
* MLV
* V ELV
* INT-20
* INT-21
* INT-23
* INT-24
* INT-25
* Saturn-Shuttle
* Saturn V-3
* V-A
* V-B
* V-C
* V-D
* V-Centaur
* Jarvis

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