Saturn I Block II
Saturn I Block II was the operational two-stage Saturn I configuration flown by SA-5, SA-6, SA-7, SA-9, SA-8, and SA-10. It paired the eight-engine S-I first stage with a live six-engine S-IV upper stage, achieving orbit with boilerplate Apollo spacecraft and, on the final three flights, Pegasus micrometeoroid satellites.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Saturn C-1 Block II
- Family Name
- Saturn I
- Full Name
- Saturn I Block II
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Block II
Details
- Description
- Saturn I Block II was the operational two-stage Saturn I configuration flown by SA-5, SA-6, SA-7, SA-9, SA-8, and SA-10. It paired the eight-engine S-I first stage with a live six-engine S-IV upper stage, achieving orbit with boilerplate Apollo spacecraft and, on the final three flights, Pegasus micrometeoroid satellites.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 6.52
- Height M
- 57.3
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Last Flight Year
- 1,965
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 512,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 9,000
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 08:31:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:40:32 UTC
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