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Saturn V-B
Part of Saturn V
American orbital launch vehicle. MSFC study, 1968. Intriguing stage-and-a-half to orbit design using Saturn S-ID stage. The S-ID would be the same length and engines as the standard Saturn IC, but the four outer engines and their boost structure would be jettisoned once 70% of the propellant was consumed, as in the Atlas ICBM. This booster engine assembly would be recovered and reused. The center engine would be gimbaled and serve as a sustainer engine to put the rest of the vehicle and its 50,000 pound payload into orbit. At very minimal cost (36 months lead-time and $ 150 million) the United States could have attained a payload capability and level of reusability similar to that of the space shuttle.

Status: Study 1968. Payload: 22,600 kg (49,800 lb). Thrust: 33,737.70 kN (7,584,537 lbf). Gross mass: 2,313,320 kg (5,099,990 lb). Height: 50.00 m (164.00 ft). Diameter: 10.06 m (33.00 ft). Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).

LEO Payload: 22,600 kg (49,800 lb) to a 185 km orbit at 28.00 degrees.

Stage Data - Saturn V-B



Family: orbital launch vehicle. People: von Braun. Country: USA. Stages: Saturn S-ID Booster, Saturn S-ID Sustainer.

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