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Draft:Saturn INT-05

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FunctionLaunch vehicle for Apollo
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height190 feet (58 m) (w/o payload)
Diameter21.68 feet (6.61 m)
Mass4,009,700 pounds (1,818,800 kg) gross (to LEO)
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass94,873 pounds (43,034 kg)
Associated rockets
FamilySaturn
Launch history
StatusStudy, not developed
Launch sitesKennedy Space Center
First stage – AJ-260X
Height99.99 feet (30.48 m)
Diameter21.6 feet (6.6 m)
Empty mass334,198 pounds (151,590 kg)
Gross mass3,634,000 pounds (1,648,000 kg)
Powered by1 AJ-260X
Maximum thrust7,956,302.132 pounds-force (35,391.39512 kN)
Specific impulse289 secs
Burn time114 seconds
PropellantSolid
Second stage – S-IVB
Height58.3 feet (17.8 m)
Diameter21.68 feet (6.61 m)
Empty mass28,400 pounds (12,900 kg)
Gross mass261,900 pounds (118,800 kg)
Powered by1 J-2
Maximum thrust231,913 pounds-force (1,031.60 kN)
Burn time475 seconds
PropellantLH2 / LOX

The Saturn INT-05 was a concept rocket studied by NASA. It took the form of a Saturn IB with the S-IB stage replaced by a 260 inch (6.6 meter) solid rocket motor.

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Bibliography

Encyclopedia Astronautica Saturn INT-05