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.
Identity
- Aliases
- Saturn C-1 Block II
- Family Name
- Saturn I
- Full Name
- Saturn I Block II
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- 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.
- Diameter M
- 6.52
- Engines
- Count
- 8
- Name
- H-1
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 6
- Name
- RL10-A-3
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Height M
- 57.3
- Last Flight Year
- 1,965
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 512,000
- Manufacturer Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7w4ck2ytprw5jw7215jv26r18agw4v
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 9,000
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 8:31:06 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 8:31:06 AM