How much does a Saturn V cost?
Typical cost
1,230,000,000 $
The rocket that carried Apollo to the Moon, still the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever flown successfully.
Per launch in 2019 dollars; the whole Saturn V programme cost about $50 billion.
How that compares
Saturn V against things of a similar money.
Shanghai Tower 2,400,000,000 $
Cruise ship 2,000,000,000 $
Nuclear submarine 2,000,000,000 $
Space Shuttle 1,600,000,000 $
Burj Khalifa 1,500,000,000 $
Saturn V 1,230,000,000 $
Airbus A380 445,600,000 $
Statue of Unity 430,000,000 $
How to read this figure
This is a typical purchase price, not a quote. Actual prices move with specification, brand and where you buy.
Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.
More about a Saturn V
- How much does a Saturn V weigh? 2,970 t
- Saturn V vs Falcon 9 Side by side
- Saturn V vs International Space Station Side by side
- Saturn V vs Space Shuttle Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a Saturn V cost?
- A Saturn V costs 1,230,000,000 $. Per launch in 2019 dollars; the whole Saturn V programme cost about $50 billion.
Related pages
- How much does a Saturn V weigh? 2,970 t
- How much does a Space Shuttle cost? 1,600,000,000 $
- How much does a International Space Station cost? 150,000,000,000 $
- How much does a Hubble Space Telescope cost? 4,700,000,000 $
- How much does a Falcon 9 cost? 67,000,000 $
- Saturn V vs Falcon 9 Side by side
- Saturn V vs International Space Station Side by side
- Saturn V vs Space Shuttle Side by side
Sources
- NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Public domain (US Government))