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How much did the Saturn V weight without fuel?
Saturn V | |
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Diameter | 33.0 ft (10.1 m) |
Empty mass | 287,000 lb (130,000 kg) |
Gross mass | 5,040,000 lb (2,290,000 kg) |
Powered by | 5 Rocketdyne F-1 |
How much did a Saturn V weigh?
6.2 million pounds
The Saturn V rocket stands 363 feet tall and has dazzled viewers since its first un-crewed takeoff, the Apollo 4 mission in 1967. When fueled and ready for launch, the rocket can weigh 6.2 million pounds (2.8 kg). That is almost the same weight as 39 space shuttle orbiters.
How many tons did the Saturn 5 weigh?
2,950 metric tons
Fully fueled, the Saturn V weighed 2,950 metric tons (6.5 million pounds), and had a payload capacity estimated at 118,000 kg (261,000 lbs) to LEO, but was designed for the purpose of sending 41,000 kg (90,000 lbs) to Trans Lunar Insertion (TLI).
How much of the Saturn V was fuel?
The Saturn V rocket’s first stage carries 203,400 gallons (770,000 liters) of kerosene fuel and 318,000 gallons (1.2 million liters) of liquid oxygen needed for combustion. At liftoff, the stage’s five F-1 rocket engines ignite and produce 7.5 million pounds of thrust.
How much did the Apollo 11 rocket weigh?
Apollo 11 was powered by a Saturn V rocket which stood 364 feet (101.5 meters) tall. It weighed 525,500 pounds (239,725 kg), empty; and 6,100,000 pounds (2,766,913 kg), loaded. Apollo’s Saturn V’s five boosters generated a total of 7.5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff.
How much does a Falcon 9 weigh?
549,054 kg
Overview
HEIGHT | 70 m / 229.6 ft |
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MASS | 549,054 kg / 1,207,920 lb |
PAYLOAD TO LEO | 22,800 kg / 50,265 lb |
PAYLOAD TO GTO | 8,300 kg / 18,300 lb |
PAYLOAD TO MARS | 4,020 kg / 8,860 lb |
What kind of fuel did the Saturn V use?
liquid hydrogen fuel
It was the largest, most powerful rocket ever launched. With a cluster of five powerful engines in each of the first two stages and using high-performance liquid hydrogen fuel for the upper stages, the Saturn V was one of the great feats of 20th-century engineering.