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The S-IB stage was the
first stage of the
Saturn IB launch vehicle, which was used for Earth orbital missions.[2] It was an upgraded version of the
S-I stage used on the earlier
Saturn I rocket and was composed of nine propellant containers, eight fins, a thrust structure assembly, eight
H-1rocket engines, and many other components. It also contained the
ODOP transponder. The propellant containers consisted of eight
Redstone-derived tanks (four holding
liquid oxygen (LOX) and four holding
RP-1) clustered around a
Jupiter rocket-derived tank containing LOX. The four outboard engines
gimballed to steer the rocket in flight, which required a few more engine components. The S-IB burned for nearly 2.5 minutes before separating at an altitude of 42 miles (68 km).
Fuel:
RP-1 (Refined
kerosene) 41,000 US gal (155 m3)
Oxidizer: Liquid
oxygen (
LOX) 66,277 US gal (251 m3) nominal capacity including 1.5% ullage volume (43,284 US gal / 163 m3 in four outer tanks plus 22,993 US gal / 87 m3 in center tank[3])
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"Saturn IB". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from
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