Saturn V
American human-rated launch vehicle
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Summary
Saturn V is a rocket model[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of rocket model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,925 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Manufacturer: Boeing[3], North American Aviation[4], Douglas[5], IBM[6]
- Subclass of: Saturn[7], super heavy-lift launch vehicle[8]
- Commons category: Saturn V[9]
- Country of origin: United States[10]
- Has part(s): S-IC[11], S-II[12], S-IVB[13], Saturn IB/V Instrument Unit[14]
- First flight: November 9, 1967[15]
- Service retirement: May 14, 1973[16]
- Significant event: maiden flight[17], last flight[18]
- Start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39[19]
- Height: 110.65 m[20], 104.86 m[21]
- Mass: 2,822,171 kg[22], 2,965,241 kg[23], 238,229 kg[24], 245,819 kg[25], 1,955,691 kg[26], 736,079 kg[27]
- Maximum thrust: 7,600,000 pound-force[28]
- Diameter: 10.06 m[29]
- Sound power level: 203 decibel[30]
- Payload mass: 118,000 kg[31], 43,500 kg[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
Why It Matters
Saturn V has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]