Saturn A-2
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Studied with the Saturn A-1
in 1959, the Saturn A-2 was deemed more powerful than the Saturn I
rocket, consisting of a first stage, which actually flew on the Saturn IB
, a second stage which contains four S-3 engines that flew on the Jupiter IRBM and a Centaur
high-energy liquid third stage.
Saturn A-1
Saturn A-1, studied in 1959, was projected to be the first version of Saturn I and was to be used if necessary before the S-IV liquid hydrogen second stage became available...
in 1959, the Saturn A-2 was deemed more powerful than the Saturn I
Saturn I
The Saturn I was the United States' first heavy-lift dedicated space launcher, a rocket designed specifically to launch large payloads into low Earth orbit. Most of the rocket's power came from a clustered lower stage consisting of tanks taken from older rocket designs and strapped together to make...
rocket, consisting of a first stage, which actually flew on the Saturn IB
Saturn IB
The Saturn IB was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for use in the Apollo program...
, a second stage which contains four S-3 engines that flew on the Jupiter IRBM and a Centaur
Centaur (rocket stage)
Centaur is a rocket stage designed for use as the upper stage of space launch vehicles. Centaur boosts its satellite payload to geosynchronous orbit or, in the case of an interplanetary space probe, to or near to escape velocity...
high-energy liquid third stage.