A Saturn V Rocket with an Initial Mass M₀ of 3

question 70

Multiple Choice

A Saturn V rocket with an initial mass m₀ of 3 $\times$ 10⁶ kg has a payload that accounts for 27% of this mass,a burn rate of 15 $\times$ 10³ kg/s,and a thrust F_th of 35 $\times$ 10⁶ N.The exhaust speed is

• A)1.46 km/s
• B)1.85 km/s
• C)2.09 km/s
• D)2.33 km/s
• E)2.54 km/s

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