Saturn I Block I
Saturn I Block I comprised the first four Saturn development vehicles, SA-1 through SA-4. Each flew a live clustered S-I first stage with water-filled dummy upper stages on suborbital test trajectories, validating propulsion, structure, guidance, propellant loading, and engine-out capability.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Saturn C-1 Block I
- Family Name
- Saturn I
- Full Name
- Saturn I Block I
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Block I
Details
- Description
- Saturn I Block I comprised the first four Saturn development vehicles, SA-1 through SA-4. Each flew a live clustered S-I first stage with water-filled dummy upper stages on suborbital test trajectories, validating propulsion, structure, guidance, propellant loading, and engine-out capability.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 6.52
- Height M
- 49.4
- First Flight Year
- 1,961
- Last Flight Year
- 1,963
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 1
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 08:30:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:40:29 UTC
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