Saturn V-A Explained

Saturn V-A was a proposed American orbital launch vehicle. It was studied by Marshall Space Flight Center in 1968. the Saturn V-A was identical to the Saturn INT-20, except it consisted of an ordinary S-IC first stage and S-IVB second stage.^[1] For deep-space missions, a Centaur third stage could also have been used.

Details

Details ^[2] of Saturn V-A:
Gross mass: 2,478,120 kg (5,463,310 lb).
Payload: 60,000 kg (132,000 lb).
Height: 72.00 m (236.00 ft).
Diameter: 10.06 m (33.00 ft).
Thrust: 33,737.90 kN (7,584,582 lbf).
Apogee: 185 km (114 mi).

Notes and References

1. SAE Transactions . 77 . Saturn V Derivatives . 44565202 . 1099–1112 . Scott . Ronald D. . Corcoran . William L. . . 1968 .
2. Web site: Saturn V-A . 2011-09-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011024328/http://astronautix.com/lvs/saturnva.htm . 2011-10-11 . Saturn V-A