How much does a Saturn V rocket weigh?
2,800 tonnes3,090 US tons · 6,170,000 lbWhich one: fueled, at liftoff
A Saturn V rocket weighs about 2,800 tonnes (3,090 US tons).
Typical empty weights for common vehicles. Source for this figure: NASA: What Was the Saturn V?.
How heavy is that?
- A Saturn V rocket weighs about as much as 19 blue whales.
- A Saturn V rocket weighs about as much as 470 elephants.
- A Saturn V rocket weighs about as much as 45,000 people.
- It takes about 3.6 Saturn V rockets to balance the Eiffel Tower.
- It takes about 19 Saturn V rockets to balance the Titanic.
About the same weight
More vehicles
- Loaded semi truck 36,300 kg
- Boeing 737 41,400 kg
- International Space Station 420 tonnes
- Titanic 53,200 tonnes
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