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{{Short description|Upper stage for NASA's Saturn I rocket}} |
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The '''S-IV''' was the [[Multistage rocket|second stage]] of the [[Saturn I]] [[rocket]] used by [[NASA]] for early flights in the [[Apollo program]]. |
The '''S-IV''' was the [[Multistage rocket|second stage]] of the [[Saturn I]] [[rocket]] used by [[NASA]] for early flights in the [[Apollo program]]. |
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*{{cite book|title=Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JnoZTbVLx0MC|author=Bilstein, Roger E.|publisher=DIANE Publishing |year=1999|accessdate=2010-05-04|chapter=6|ref=CITEREFBilstein1999}} |
*{{cite book|title=Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JnoZTbVLx0MC|author=Bilstein, Roger E.|publisher=DIANE Publishing |year=1999|accessdate=2010-05-04|chapter=6| isbn=9780788181863 |ref=CITEREFBilstein1999}} |
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*{{cite web | url = https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/APSR-JSC-09423.pdf |
*{{cite web | url = https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/APSR-JSC-09423.pdf | title = Apollo Program Summary Report (Large file) | author = NASA |date=April 1975 |ref=CITEREFApollo_Summary_Report1975}} |
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 27 December 2023
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| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Used on | Saturn I (stage 2) |
| General characteristics | |
| Height | 12.19 m (40.0 ft) |
| Diameter | 5.49 m (18.0 ft) |
| Gross mass | 50,576 kg (111,501 lb) |
| Propellant mass | 45,359 kg (100,000 lb) |
| Empty mass | 5,217 kg (11,500 lb) |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Retired |
| Total launches | 6 |
| Successes (stage only) | 6 |
| Failed | 0 |
| First flight | January 29, 1964 |
| Last flight | July 30, 1965 |
| S-IV 100 series | |
| Powered by | 6 RL-10 engines |
| Maximum thrust | 400 kN (90,000 lbf) |
| Specific impulse | 410 s (4.0 km/s) |
| Burn time | 482 s |
| Propellant | LH2 / LOX |
The S-IV was the second stage of the Saturn I rocket used by NASA for early flights in the Apollo program.
The S-IV was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company and later modified by them to the S-IVB, a similar but distinct stage used on the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets.[1]
The S-IV stage was a large LOX/LH2-fueled rocket stage used for the early test flights of the Saturn I rocket. It formed the second stage of the Saturn I and was powered by a cluster of six RL-10A-3 engines. Each one of the engines supplied 66.7 kilonewtons (15,000 lbf) of thrust for a total of about 400 kilonewtons (90,000 lbf). The cryogenic LH2 (liquid hydrogen) and LOX (liquid oxygen) tanks were separated by a common bulkhead. The forward bulkhead of the LOX tank formed the aft bulkhead of the LH2 tank. This saved up to 20% of structural weight.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bilstein 1999, p. 157
- ^ Bilstein 1999, pp. 166-168
- ^ Apollo Summary Report 1975, p. 187
- Bilstein, Roger E. (1999). "6". Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9780788181863. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- NASA (April 1975). "Apollo Program Summary Report (Large file)" (PDF).