This article is about a proposed enlarged Saturn V. For the Saturn V expendable launch vehicle (ELV), see Saturn V.
Saturn V-ELV
Function
orbital launch vehicle
Country of origin
United States
Size
Height
124 m (407 ft)
Diameter
10 m (33 ft)
Mass
5,172,820 kg (11,404,120 lb)
Stages
3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass
200,000 kg (440,000 lb)
Launch history
Status
Proposal
Boosters - SRBs
Engines
4 UA1207
Thrust
7.12 MN (1,600,000 lbf)
Burn time
120 seconds
Propellant
solid
First stage - MS-IC-4(S)B
Engines
5 Rocketdyne F-1
Thrust
38.72 MN (8,700,000 lbf)
Burn time
206 seconds
Propellant
RP-1 / LOX
Second stage MS-II-1A
Engines
7 Rocketdyne J-2
Thrust
63.81 MN (14,350,000 lbf)
Burn time
625 seconds
Propellant
LH2 / LOX
Third stage - MS-IVB-1A
Engines
1 Rocketdyne J-2
Thrust
1.03 MN (230,000 lbf)
Burn time
625 seconds
Propellant
LH2 / LOX
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The Saturn V-ELV (Earth Launch Vehicle) was to be an enlarged Saturn V with the addition of four Titan UA1207[1] solid rocket boosters derived from the Titan IV launch vehicle and liquid propellant stages derived from the conceptual Saturn MLV-V-4(S)-A* and MLV-V-1A.[1] Had it been built it would have been able to put a 200,000 kg payload into low Earth orbit or a 67,000 kg payload into a translunar trajectory. The ELV was intended to serve as part of a manned NASA mission to Mars, though that idea eventually fell out of favor largely due to political and financial concerns.[2] A Mars mission would have used a total of 10 ELV's - 6 for the space vehicle and 4 for the logistics vehicles.[2] In addition to Mars, the ELV was intended to serve as a platform for unmanned exploratory missions to Venus.[2]
At the time, it appears ELV was also a generic catch-all term for any large manned rocket. There are references to both the Saturn I and Saturn V as an ELV.[2]
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