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Saturn INT-21
Part of Saturn V

Saturn V Skylab

Saturn V Skylab
Credit: NASA

American orbital launch vehicle. Saturn variant consisting of S-IC first stage and S-II second stage. This essentially flew once to launch Skylab in 1972, although the IU was located atop the Skylab space station (converted S-IVB stage) rather than atop the S-II as in the INT-21 design.

Status: Study 1967. Payload: 115,900 kg (255,500 lb). Thrust: 33,737.90 kN (7,584,582 lbf). Gross mass: 2,916,080 kg (6,428,850 lb). Height: 80.00 m (262.00 ft). Diameter: 10.06 m (33.00 ft). Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).

Liftoff Mass - kgS-IC - No. F-1 MotorsS-II - No. J-2 MotorsPayload - kg - 4.68 G limit
2,209,0004376,000
2,209,0004484,000
2,209,0004589,000
2,762,00053101,000
2,762,00054112,000
2,762,00055116,000

LEO Payload: 115,900 kg (255,500 lb) to a 185 km orbit at 28.00 degrees. Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 681.500 million.

Stage Data - Saturn INT-21



Family: orbital launch vehicle. People: von Braun. Country: USA. Engines: F-1. Spacecraft: Space Station 1970. Stages: Saturn IC, Saturn II.
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S-1C detailsS-1C details
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Saturn II stageSaturn II stage
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