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The S-IB stage was the first stage of the Saturn IB launch vehicle, which was used for Earth orbital missions. It was an upgraded version of the S-I stage used on the earlier Saturn I rocket and was composed of nine propellant containers, eight fins, a thrust structure assembly, eight H-1 rocket engines, and many other components. It also contained the ODOP transponder. The propellant containers consisted of eight Redstone-derived tanks clustered around a Jupiter rocket-derived tank containing LOX. The four outboard engines gimballed to steer the rocket in flight, which required a few more engine components. The S-IB burned for nearly 2.5 minutes before separating at an altitude of 42 miles (68 km).

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Saturn S-IB
diameter 6.55 metre, diameter 6.6 metre, height 24.44 metre, mass 125600 kilogram, mass 286353 kilogram, mass 38342 kilogram, mass 450831 kilogram, maximum thrust 200000 pound-force, 
liquid-propellant rocket, Stellantis North America, United States
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    Nighttime view of Launch Complex 34, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) stack on pad.Nighttime view of Launch Complex 34, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) stack on pad.
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    The Apollo 7/Saturn IB space vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center`s Launch Complex 34The Apollo 7/Saturn IB space vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34