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Saturn I RIFT
Part of Saturn I
Saturn C-2 with RIFT
Saturn C-2 with RIFT
Saturn C-2 with RIFT (Reactor In-Flight Test) Nuclear upper stage
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American nuclear orbital launch vehicle. In the first half of the 1960's it was planned to make suborbital tests of nuclear propulsion for upper stages using a Saturn IB first stage to boost a Rover-reactor powered second stage on a suborbital trajectory. The second stage would impact the Atlantic Ocean down range from Cape Canaveral.

Status: Development ended 1961. Thrust: 6,690.00 kN (1,503,970 lbf). Gross mass: 625,000 kg (1,377,000 lb). Height: 80.00 m (262.00 ft). Diameter: 6.52 m (21.39 ft).



Family: nuclear-powered, orbital launch vehicle. People: von Braun. Country: USA.

1961 March 30 - . LV Family: Saturn I. Launch Vehicle: Saturn I RIFT.
1961 December 7 - . LV Family: Saturn I. Launch Vehicle: Saturn I RIFT.

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