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  Saturn V From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the rocket. For Saturn's moon, see  Rhea (moon) . Saturn V The launch of  Apollo 11  on Saturn V SA-506, July 16, 1969 Function Launch vehicle of  Apollo program Launch vehicle of  Skylab Manufacturer Boeing  ( S-IC ) North American  ( S-II ) Douglas  ( S-IVB ) Country of origin United States Project cost $6.417 billion in 1964–1973 dollars [1]  (~$49.9 billion in 2020 dollars) Cost per launch $185 million in 1969–1971 dollars [2]  ($1.23 billion in 2019 value). Size Height 363.0 ft (110.6 m) Diameter 33.0 ft (10.1 m) Mass 6,221,000 lb (2,822,000 kg) to 6,537,000 lb (2,965,000 kg) [3] Stages 2–3 Capacity Payload to  LEO Altitude 90 nmi (170 km) Orbital inclination 30° Mass 310,000 lb (140,000 kg) [4] [5] [note 1] Payload to  TLI Mass 43,500 kg (95,900...
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Perseverance (rover)

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  Perseverance  (rover) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Perseverance Part of  Mars 2020 Self-portrait  by  Perseverance  in September 2021 at Rochette, a rock and the site of the first  core samples  of the Mars 2020 mission. Type Mars rover Owner NASA Manufacturer Jet Propulsion Laboratory Specifications Dimensions 2.9 m × 2.7 m × 2.2 m (9 ft 6 in × 8 ft 10 in × 7 ft 3 in) Dry mass 1,025 kilograms (2,260 lb) Communication UHF : ~400  MHz , 2  Mbit/s X band : 7–8 GHz, 800 bit/s Power MMRTG ; 110  watt Rocket Atlas V 541 Instruments Cachecam EDLC × 2 Hazcam  × 8 Mastcam-Z MEDA Microphones MOXIE Navcam  × 4 PIXL RIMFAX SHERLOC SuperCam History Launched 30 July 2020, 11:50 UTC from  Cape Canaveral   SLC-41 Deployed 18 February 2021, 20:55 UTC from the  Mars 2020 EDLS Location Jezero crater ,  Mars ...
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