S-IC-T
American super heavy-lift expendable rocket first stage of Saturn V, test unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
S-IC-T is a Saturn V first stage, S-IC rocket, of the three stage rocket system. S-IC-T was built by Boeing Company, under contact from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to be a static test rocket. The main role of the S-IC-T was the testing of the five liquid fuel rocket engines to be used in the Apollo program. S-IC-T static test fired the rockets at NASA Mississippi Test Facility, now known as Stennis Space Center. S-IC-T was assembled at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. S-IC-T was given the nickname T-Bird (Test Bird). The first burn test was on April 10, 1965. The Saturn V's S-IC-T rocket is a first stage of the super heavy-lift launch vehicle. S-IC-T is now on display at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.[2][3][4]
Manufacturer | Boeing for NASA at Marshall Space Flight Center |
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Country of origin | United States |
Used on | Static testing of the S-IC stage, used on the Saturn V rocket program |
General characteristics | |
Height | 42 m (138 ft) |
Diameter | 10 m (33 ft) |
Gross mass | 5,030,000 lb (2,280,000 kg) |
Propellant mass | 4,400,000 lb (2,000,000 kg) |
Empty mass | 290,000 lb (130,000 kg) |
Launch history | |
Status | Display at Kennedy Space Center's Apollo-Saturn V Center museum |
Total launches | None, static test stage at NASA Mississippi Test Facility, now known as Stennis Space Center |
Successes (stage only) | 18 test fires from 1965 to 1967 |
Engine details | |
Powered by | 5 F-1 |
Maximum thrust | 34,500 kN (7,750,000 lbf) sea level[1] |
Specific impulse | 263 seconds (2.58 km/s) |
Burn time | 150 s (2 1/2-minutes) |
Propellant | RP-1/LOX |