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Saturn IB

The Saturn IB (pronounced "Saturn one bee", 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 was an uprated Saturn I, replacing the S-IV second stage with the much more powerful S-IVB. The Saturn IB was able to launch a partially fueled Apollo command and service module (CSM) or a fully fueled Apollo Lunar Module (LM) into low Earth orbit for early flight tests before the larger Saturn V needed for the lunar flight was ready.

Missions: 9
Successes: 9
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 0
Success Streak: 9
Success Rate: 100%
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Configurations

Saturn IB
NASA
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 7,100 kN
Payload to LEO: 21,000 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 43.2 m

Launch Sites

LC-34, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Launches

NASA
Saturn IB | ASTP (Apollo–Soyuz Test Project)
Tue Jul 15, 1975 19:50 UTC
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
NASA
Saturn IB | Skylab 4
Fri Nov 16, 1973 14:01 UTC
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
NASA
Saturn IB | Skylab 3
Sat Jul 28, 1973 11:10 UTC
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
NASA
Saturn IB | Skylab 2
Fri May 25, 1973 13:00 UTC
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
NASA
Saturn IB | Apollo 7
Fri Oct 11, 1968 15:02 UTC
LC-34, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
NASA
Saturn IB | Apollo 5
Mon Jan 22, 1968 22:48 UTC
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
NASA
Saturn IB | AS-202
Suborbital
Thu Aug 25, 1966 17:15 UTC
LC-34, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
NASA
Saturn IB | AS-203
Tue Jul 05, 1966 14:53 UTC
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
NASA
Saturn IB | AS-201
Suborbital
Sat Feb 26, 1966 16:12 UTC
LC-34, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA