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    • The Saturn IB launched two uncrewed CSM suborbital flights to a height of 162 km, one uncrewed LM orbital flight, and the first crewed CSM orbital mission (first planned as Apollo 1, later flown as Apollo 7). See more

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    The Saturn IB (also known as the uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It uprated the Saturn I by replacing the … See more

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    In 1959, NASA's Silverstein Committee issued recommendations to develop the Saturn class launch vehicles, growing from the C-1. When the Apollo program was started in 1961 with the goal of landing men on the Moo… See more

    SATURN IB FACT SHEET - Spaceline
    Date of First Cape Canaveral Launch: February 26, 1966. Date of Final Cape Canaveral Launch: July 15, 1975. Number of Cape Canaveral Launches: 9. In 1966, the Saturn IB, an improved ve…
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    First Launch: 1966-02-26.

    Saturn IB - Encyclopedia Astronautica

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    When was the first Saturn IB rocket launched?
    On Feb. 26, 1966, AS-201, the first Saturn IB rocket, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Designed and developed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the AS-201 mission was an uncrewed suborbital flight to test the Saturn IB and the Apollo Command and Service modules.

    First Flight of Saturn IB - NASA

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    When did the Saturn IB come out?
    In 1966, the Saturn IB, an improved version of the Saturn I, was brought into service to meet increasing demands of the Apollo program. Conceived and developed as the Saturn C-IB, the “C” was removed from the name of all Saturn rockets in February, 1963. The Saturn IB was briefly redesignated “Uprated Saturn I” by NASA.

    SATURN IB FACT SHEET - Spaceline

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    How did the Saturn IB get to Earth?
    The S-IVB on the Saturn IB needed all of its propellant to achieve Earth orbit. The Saturn IB launched two uncrewed CSM suborbital flights to a height of 162 km, one uncrewed LM orbital flight, and the first crewed CSM orbital mission (first planned as Apollo 1, later flown as Apollo 7).

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    How many uncrewed missions did the Saturn IB have?
    The Saturn IB launched two uncrewed CSM suborbital flights to a height of 162 km, one uncrewed LM orbital flight, and the first crewed CSM orbital mission (first planned as Apollo 1, later flown as Apollo 7). It also launched one orbital mission, AS-203, without a payload so the S-IVB would have residual liquid hydrogen fuel.

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    What was the fifth Saturn IB flight?
    The fifth Saturn IB flight was Apollo 7. It was the first manned flight of the mission that checked out the Block II command and service modules on an eleven-day orbital mission. Apollo 7 was only able to use a Saturn IB because it didn’t carry a lunar module.

    The (Brief) Story of the Saturn IB Rocket | Popular Science

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    What is a Saturn IB?
    The Saturn IB[a] (also known as the uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program.

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    SATURN IB FACT SHEET - Spaceline

    Date of First Cape Canaveral Launch: February 26, 1966. Date of Final Cape Canaveral Launch: July 15, 1975. Number of Cape Canaveral Launches: 9. In 1966, the Saturn IB, an improved version of the Saturn I, was brought into …

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  4. YouTube
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    AS-201 - The 1st Saturn 1B Launch - YouTube

  5. rocketlaunch.org
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    Saturn IB Vehicle Overview - Rocket Launch

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  6. WIRED
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    A Forgotten Rocket: The Saturn IB - WIRED

    Sep 16, 2013 · Saturn IB rockets boosted Apollo CSM spacecraft bearing astronauts into low-Earth orbit just five times. The first piloted Saturn IB, designated SA-205, launched Apollo 7 on 11 October...

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  7. NASA
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    First Flight of Saturn IB - NASA

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  8. YouTube
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  9. Popular Science
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    The (Brief) Story of the Saturn IB Rocket - Popular Science

    Jan 7, 2014 · The Saturn IB, though not as well-recognized, played a key role in America’s lunar program, and it’s story begins almost as early as the almost as Apollo’s.

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  10. Encyclopedia Astronautica
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    Saturn IB - Encyclopedia Astronautica

    American orbital launch vehicle. Improved Saturn I, with uprated first stage and Saturn IVB second stage (common with Saturn V) replacing Saturn IV. Used for earth orbit flight tests of Apollo CSM and LM. Status: Retired 1975.

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  11. Next Spaceflight
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    Saturn IB - Next Spaceflight

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