Rocket file · LV-355
Saturn I
Photograph: NASA · NASA Image and Media Guidelines · licence
Saturn I is an expendable launch vehicle built by Chrysler. It stands 55.0 m tall, lifts 9,100 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 27 October 1961. It has flown 10 times with 10 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Saturn I
The Saturn I was a rocket designed as the United States' first medium lift launch vehicle for up to 20,000-pound (9,100 kg) low Earth orbit payloads.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Saturn I is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesSaturn I in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Saturn I flown?
- 10 times, with 10 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Saturn I's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 10 successful flights out of 10 attempts.
- How much can Saturn I lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Saturn I at 9,100 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Saturn I reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Saturn I as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.