Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No performance specsNo structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family. | |||||
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Saturn V | Not stated | 12 | Retired |
Saturn V 2 | Not stated | 1 | Retired |
Saturn V |
| Jul 26, 1971 |
| Apollo 14 | Saturn V | Jan 31, 1971 |
| Apollo 13 | Saturn V | Apr 11, 1970 |
| Apollo 12 | Saturn V | Nov 14, 1969 |
| Apollo 11 | Saturn V | Jul 16, 1969 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Wernher von Braun designed the Saturn V lunar rocket.
The Apollo program's Saturn V rocket used refined kerosene (RP-1) and liquid hydrogen as propellants.
The Apollo in Photographs books include photos of construction workers installing water pipes through a Saturn V launch pad and pumping millions of liters through those pipes to suppress rocket noise.
Huntsville, Alabama is home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, which designed and tested much of the Saturn V.
The Davidson Center opened in the late 2000s and features a Saturn V rocket.
Blue Origin's New Glenn has completed a successful test campaign similar to Saturn V.
The Saturn I was the first step in developing the Saturn rocket family that culminated in the Saturn V lunar launcher.
The A-2 Test Stand was constructed in 1966 to test and flight-certify the second stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle.
The A-2 test stand was built in the 1960s for testing the second stage of the Saturn V rocket.
Herman Leon Pickens worked for Sperry Rand Corp.’s Space Support Division in Huntsville, Alabama, from 1965 to 1972 designing and analyzing circuits for NASA’s Saturn V rocket ground support equipment.
The Stennis Space Center modified the B-2 test stand, previously used for Saturn V and space shuttle main engine tests, to support the SLS core stage.
Building 4670 at NASA Marshall was previously used as a test stand for engines for the Saturn V and the space shuttle.
CASC’s 2017 space transportation roadmap includes development goals for reusable launch vehicles, suborbital and orbital spaceplanes, a Saturn V-class launcher in the 2020s–2030s, and a nuclear-powered space shuttle by 2045.