Saturn INT-21

The Saturn INT-21 was a study for an American orbital launch vehicle of the 1970s. It was derived from the Saturn V rocket used for the Apollo program, using its first and second stages, but lacking the third stage. The guidance unit would be moved from the top of the third stage to the top of the second stage. The INT-21 was never flown.

Saturn INT-21
Size
Function	Launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Boeing (S-IC) North American (S-II)
Country of origin	United States
Height	80.00 m (262.47 ft) (without payload)
Diameter	10.06 m (33.0 ft)
Mass	2,916,080 kg (6,428,860 lb)
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	87,880 kg (193,740 lb)[1]

Launch history
Status	Study
Launch sites	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center
Total launches	0

First stage – S-IC
Engines	5 Rocketdyne F-1
Thrust	34.02 MN (7,650,000 lb_f)
Burn time	150 seconds
Fuel	RP-1 / LOX
Second stage – S-II
Engines	5 Rocketdyne J-2
Thrust	5 MN (1,100,000 lb_f)
Burn time	360 seconds
Fuel	LH₂ / LOX

A related variant was launched once, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida carrying the Skylab space station into orbit, at 17:30 UTC, on May 14, 1973.[2] As Skylab was built from an S-IVB stage, there was no need to move the guidance unit. This version was intended to be used for other flights in the Apollo Applications Program, and would have also been used to launch other American space stations, including Skylab B.

References

"EP-107 Skylab: A Guidebook. Chapter IV: Skylab Design and Operation". NASA. NASA History. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
Young, Anthony (2008). The Saturn V F-1 Engine. Springer-Praxis. p. 245. ISBN 0-387-09629-9.

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"C" series	Saturn C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-5N C-8
Saturn I series	Saturn I IB IB-CE IB-A IB-B IB-C IB-D INT-05 INT-11 INT-12 INT-13 INT-14 INT-15 INT-16 INT-27 LCB
Saturn II series	Saturn II INT-17 INT-18 INT-19
Saturn V series	Saturn V MLV V ELV INT-20 INT-21 INT-23 INT-24 INT-25 Saturn-Shuttle Saturn V-3 V-A V-B V-C V-D V-Centaur Jarvis

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