Image:H-1 rocket engine.jpg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Image
File history
File links

Size of this preview: 422 × 599 pixels
Full resolution‎ (439 × 623 pixels, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

The H-1 rocket engine stands 8.8 feet (268 cm) high and 4.9 feet (149 cm) wide. It was used for the Saturn I and Saturn IB rocket systems.

&nbsp	SA-201 through SA-205	SA-206 and subsequent
&nbsp	Vehicle Effectivity
Thrust (sea level)	200,000 lb (890 kN)	205,000 lb (912 kN)
Thrust duration	155 sec	155 sec
Specific impulse (lb-sec/lb)	260.5 min	261.0 min
Engine weight dry (inboard)	1,830 lb (830 kg)	2,200 lb (998 kg)
Engine weight dry (outboard)	2,100 lb (953 kg)	2,100 lb (953 kg)
Engine weight burnout	2,200 lb (998 kg)	2,200 lb (998 kg)
Exit-to-throat area ratio	8:1	8:1
Propellants	LOX & RP-1	LOX & RP-1
Mixture ratio	2.23±2%	2.23±2%

Contractor: NAA/Rocketdyne
Vehicle application: Saturn IB/S-IB stage (eight engines)

[edit] See also

The H-1 image came from this NASA graphic showing the specifications outlined in the table above.

[edit] Provenance

Image downloaded from NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center Image (MIX) Exchange server:

http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/MSFC-9801768.html

This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy)

Warnings:

Use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems are restricted per US law 14 CFR 1221.
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not in the public domain.
Materials from the Hubble Space Telescope may be copyrighted if they do not explicitly come from the STScI. [1]
All materials created by the SOHO probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [2]
Images featured on the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) web site may be copyrighted. [3]

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:57, 9 July 2004	439×623 (40 KB)	Ke4roh (Talk \| contribs)	(crop to just the engine)
	01:27, 10 June 2004	640×480 (95 KB)	Reubenbarton (Talk \| contribs)	(H-1 Saturn I and Saturn IB rocket engine)