FunctionLaunch vehicle for Apollo
Country of originUnited States
Size
Height167 feet (51 m) (w/o payload)
Diameter21.68 feet (6.61 m)
Mass3,327,280 pounds (1,509,230 kg) gross (to LEO)
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass74,000 pounds (34,000 kg)
Associated rockets
FamilySaturn
Launch history
StatusStudy, not developed
Launch sitesKennedy Space Center
Zero stage – Solid Rocket Boosters
Height85 feet (26 m)
Diameter10 feet (3.0 m)
Empty mass74,511 pounds (33,798 kg)
Gross mass498,758 pounds (226,233 kg)
Powered by4 UA1205
Maximum thrust1,315,000 pounds-force (5,850 kN)
Specific impulse238 secs
Burn time115 seconds
PropellantAPCP
First stage – S-IB-4
Height80.31 feet (24.48 m)
Diameter21.39 feet (6.52 m)
Empty mass82,800 pounds (37,600 kg)
Gross mass980,300 pounds (444,700 kg)
Powered by4 H-1
Maximum thrust926,370 pounds-force (4,120.7 kN)
Specific impulse296 secs
Burn time282 seconds
PropellantKerosene / LOX
Second stage – S-IVB
Height58.3 feet (17.8 m)
Diameter21.68 feet (6.61 m)
Empty mass28,400 pounds (12,900 kg)
Gross mass261,900 pounds (118,800 kg)
Powered by1 J-2
Maximum thrust231,913 pounds-force (1,031.60 kN)
Burn time475 seconds
PropellantLH2 / LOX

The Saturn INT-12 was an unflown member of the Saturn family of launch vehicles. It was conceptualized as a variant of the Saturn IB, with the S-IB first stage only having four engines instead of the usual eight, and four UA1205 solid rocket motors being attached to the side.

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Bibliography

Encyclopedia Astronautica Saturn INT-12