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Space Launch System Block 1 vs Saturn IB

RANKED BY PAYLOAD TO LOW EARTH ORBIT #4 VS #29 CHECKED 29 SEPT 2026

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Verdict

Space Launch System Block 1 ranks #4 of 311 on Payload to low Earth orbit (95,000 kg); Saturn IB ranks #29 (21,000 kg).

Rank 04 of 311 · leads

Payload to low Earth orbit

95,000 kg

Launches2

Success rate100%

Payload to GTO—

First flight16 Nov 2022

Height98 m

Liftoff thrust39,000 kN

Launch mass2,628 t

Launch cost$2,000,000,000

ReusableNo

StatusActive

Rank 29 of 311

Payload to low Earth orbit

21,000 kg

Launches10

Success rate90%

Payload to GTO—

First flight26 Feb 1966

Height43.2 m

Liftoff thrust7,100 kN

Launch mass590 t

Launch cost—

ReusableNo

StatusRetired

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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2 Last checked 29 Sept 2026