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Saturn IB

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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
43.2 m
Diameter
6.61 m
Mass
590,000 kg
Stages
2
Payload to LEO
21,000 kg
First flight
1966-02-26
Total launches
10
Success / Fail
9 / 1

The Saturn IB (pronounced "one B", also known as the Uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It replaced the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I with the much more powerful S-IVB, able to launch a partially fueled Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) or a fully fueled Lunar Module (LM) into low Earth orbit for early flight tests before the larger Saturn V needed for lunar flight was ready.

Payloads it launched · 8

APOLLO 18
LEO
SKYLAB 4
LEO
SKYLAB 3
LEO
SKYLAB 2
LEO
APOLLO 7
LEO
APOLLO 5 LM APS
LEO
APOLLO 5 LM DPS
LEO
APOLLO 3 (AS-203)
LEO