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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Saturn V
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1965–1973
Quantity
13
Unit Price (current)
$1.3B↗ 625% inflation · 1973→2025
Original Price
$185.0M (1973)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · COLD WAR
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
35
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$1.3B
Original: $185.0M (1973)
Inflation: +%625
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Vehicle Typesuper heavy-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1967
- Stages3
- StatusRetired
- In ServiceNo
◈Performance6MOD.6
- Payload to LEO140,000 kg
- Liftoff Thrust34,500
- Liftoff Mass2,822 t
- Height110.6 m
- Diameter10.06 m
- Success Rate12
▣Propulsion5MOD.5
- First-Stage PropellantLOX / RP-1
- First-Stage Engines5
- ReusableNo
- Human-RatedYes
- Total Launches13
◇Cost2MOD.2
- Cost per Launch185,000,000 USD
- Cost per kg to LEO1,321 USD
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1965Production started
- 1967Entered service
- 1973Production ended
61
years in service
8
years in production
13
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
16MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES2COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES966UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS8PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES127PRICE · ALL WEAPONS220PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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Capable of carrying human passengers, meeting safety and reliability standards for human spaceflight.
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