How much does a Saturn V weigh?
Typical weight
2,970 t
That is 6,550,000 lb, or 2,970,000 kg.
The rocket that carried Apollo to the Moon, still the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever flown successfully.
Fully fuelled at launch; about 85% of that is propellant.
How that compares
Saturn V against things of a similar mass.
Leaning Tower of Pisa 14,500 t
Eiffel Tower 10,100 t
Space Needle 8,660 t
Saturn V 2,970 t
London Eye 2,100 t
Water tower 500–8,000 t
General Sherman Tree 1,900 t
Christ the Redeemer 635 t
More about a Saturn V
- How much does a Saturn V cost? 1,230,000,000 $
- 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
Common questions
- How much does a Saturn V weigh?
- A Saturn V weighs 2,970 t (6,550,000 lb). Fully fuelled at launch; about 85% of that is propellant.
Related pages
- How much does a Saturn V cost? 1,230,000,000 $
- How much does a Space Shuttle weigh? 78–2,030 t
- How much does a International Space Station weigh? 419.7 t
- How much does a Hubble Space Telescope weigh? 11.11 t
- How much does a Falcon 9 weigh? 549.1 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
Sources
- NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Public domain (US Government))