Saturn A-2 Explained

Saturn A-2
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:1600000lbf
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

Studied with the Saturn A-1 in 1959, 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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saturn A-2. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228044720/http://astronautix.com/s/saturna-2.html. dead. December 28, 2016. www.astronautix.com.