| Country-origin | United States |
|---|---|
| Function | Uncrewed launch vehicle |
| Manufacturer | Von Braun |
| Height | 62 m |
| Alt-height | 203.00 ft |
| Diameter | 6.52 m |
| Alt-diameter | 21.39 ft |
| Mass | 524,484 kg |
| Stages | 3 (all used on various vehicles, now retired) |
| Status | Never flown |
| Sites | N/A |
| Stage1name | S-IB |
| Stage1engines | 8 × Rocketdyne H-1 |
| Stage1thrust | 1,600,000 lbf (7,100 kN) |
| Stage1time | 150 seconds |
| Stage1fuel | RP-1/LOX |
| Stage2name | Jupiter Cluster |
| Stage2engines | 4 x Rocketdyne LR79 |
| Stage2thrust | 3,034.285 kN |
| Stage2time | 172 seconds |
| Stage2fuel | RP-1/LOX |
| Stage3name | Centaur C |
| Stage3engines | 2 RL-10A-1 |
| Stage3thrust | 133 kN |
| Stage3time | 430 seconds |
| Stage3fuel | LH2 |
| Leo-payload | 10,000 kg |
Studied with the Saturn A-1 in 1959,[1] the Saturn A-2 was deemed more powerful than the Saturn I rocket, consisting of a S-IB first stage, which actually flew on the Saturn IB, a second stage which contains four S-3 engines that flew on the Jupiter IRBM and a Centaur high-energy liquid-fueled third stage.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Bilstein, Roger E. (1996). Stages to Saturn: a technological history of the Apollo/Saturn launch vehicles. The NASA history series. Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-16-048909-9.
- ^ "Saturn A-2". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016.
- Koelle, Heinz Hermann, Handbook of Astronautical Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1961.
- Bilstein, Roger E, Stages to Saturn, US Government Printing Office, 1980. ISBN 0-16-048909-1.