7,648,000 pounds-force (34,020,000 N)
The amount of thrust a rocket has depends on its design, type, and size. For example, the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo missions had a maximum thrust of about 7.5 million pounds-force (33.4 meganewtons). Different rockets can have thrust ranging from a few thousand pounds-force to tens of millions of pounds-force.
The Saturn V rocket had five rocket engines in its first stage, called the F-1 engines. These engines were responsible for providing the necessary thrust to lift the rocket off the ground and into space.
Saturn V remains the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever brought to operational status from a height, weight and payload standpoint.
A Saturn V rocket could produce up to 7.5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it one of the most powerful rockets ever built. This immense thrust was generated by the five massive F-1 engines in the first stage of the rocket.
No part of the Saturn V rocket was reusable.
The amount of thrust a rocket has depends on its design, type, and size. For example, the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo missions had a maximum thrust of about 7.5 million pounds-force (33.4 meganewtons). Different rockets can have thrust ranging from a few thousand pounds-force to tens of millions of pounds-force.
The Saturn V rocket had five rocket engines in its first stage, called the F-1 engines. These engines were responsible for providing the necessary thrust to lift the rocket off the ground and into space.
Saturn V remains the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever brought to operational status from a height, weight and payload standpoint.
A Saturn V rocket could produce up to 7.5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it one of the most powerful rockets ever built. This immense thrust was generated by the five massive F-1 engines in the first stage of the rocket.
No part of the Saturn V rocket was reusable.
The Saturn V rocket used a combination of liquid oxygen and RP-1, a refined form of kerosene, as fuel. These propellants were used in the first stage of the rocket to provide the thrust needed for liftoff.
It was the fifth rocket in the Saturn-class, named after the planet Saturn, or the Mythological god Saturn.
The amount of thrust needed to launch a rocket varies depending on the size, weight, and destination of the rocket. On average, rockets require anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of pounds of thrust to overcome Earth's gravity and achieve orbital velocity. For example, the Saturn V rocket used during the Apollo missions had a maximum thrust of 7.6 million pounds.
There were eleven main engines on the Saturn V. Five on the first stage, five on the second stage and one on the third stage. This does not count the engine on the lunar lander. How do I know? I worked as an Aerospace Engineer on the first stage of the Saturn V during Apollo. My partner and I were the ONLY two women working on the Saturn V. Sara Howard, Author of "Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Moon" and "The Greatest Explosions in the Universe."
The first stage of the Saturn V had five engines. At launch, each engine produced about 1,500,000 pounds (or 6,670,000 newtons, the SI unit of force) of thrust. The five engines therefore produced about 7,500,000 pounds or about 33.4 million newtons. As the rocket rose through the atmosphere, its thrust actually increased to almost nine million pounds due to the decreasing pressure of the surrounding air. At the same time, it got much lighter as it furiously burned its propellants. This caused the rocket's acceleration to increase to where it could have damaged its structure or the Apollo spacecraft on top. To keep acceleration under 4 "G's", the center or "inboard" engine was shut down about 26 seconds before the other four.
The Saturn V rocket was 363 feet (111 meters) tall.
The Saturn V rocket was first launched on November 9, 1967.