Saturn I
American medium-lift orbital rocket
Saturn I was NASA's workhorse for proving out Apollo hardware — ten launches and ten successes between 1961 and 1965. Its first stage was eight Redstone and Jupiter missile tanks clustered together by Wernher von Braun's team, making it the heaviest rocket America had ever flown when it first lifted off in October 1961.
Service 1961–1975
1961 to 1975
1961 first flight 1964 peak (3 launches) 1975 last flight
- launches
- 19
- success
- 100%
Full Launch History
Jul 15, 1975 | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project USA • Saturn I B |
Nov 16, 1973 | Skylab 4 USA • Saturn I B |
Jul 28, 1973 | Skylab 3 USA • Saturn I B |
May 25, 1973 | Skylab 2 USA • Saturn I B |
Oct 11, 1968 | Apollo 7 USA • Saturn I B |
Jan 22, 1968 | Apollo 5 USA • Saturn I B |
Aug 25, 1966 | Saturn-Apollo 202 USA • Saturn I B |
Jul 5, 1966 | Saturn-Apollo 203 USA • Saturn I B |
Feb 26, 1966 | Saturn-Apollo 201 USA • Saturn I B |
Jul 30, 1965 | Saturn-Apollo 10 USA • Saturn I |
May 25, 1965 | Saturn-Apollo 8 USA • Saturn I |
Feb 16, 1965 | Saturn-Apollo 9 USA • Saturn I |
Sep 18, 1964 | Saturn-Apollo 7 USA • Saturn I |
May 28, 1964 | Saturn-Apollo 6 USA • Saturn I |
Jan 29, 1964 | Saturn-Apollo 5 USA • Saturn I |
Mar 28, 1963 | Saturn-Apollo 4 USA • Saturn I |
Nov 16, 1962 | Saturn-Apollo 3 USA • Saturn I |
Apr 25, 1962 | Saturn-Apollo 2 USA • Saturn I |
Oct 27, 1961 | Saturn-Apollo 1 USA • Saturn I |