saturn v instrument unit (iu)
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Saturn V Instrument Unit (IU). Installation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Chantilly, VA. Paul E. Ceruzzi Division of Space History September 10, 2004. The “Other” Apollo Guidance Computer. 22’ Diameter 3’ high 4,500 pounds - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
12004 MAPLD/132 Cerruzi
Saturn V Instrument Unit (IU)
Installation at the
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Chantilly, VA
Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum
Paul E. CeruzziDivision of Space History
September 10, 2004
22004 MAPLD/132 Cerruzi
The “Other” Apollo Guidance Computer
22’ Diameter3’ high4,500 pounds
Between 3rd Stage and Payload (LTA)
Saturn V and I-B IUs almost identical
No interaction with crew after launch
Computer: IBM Federal Systems DivisionHybrid circuits, similar to System/360Serial logic, 28 bit word lengthTriple RedundancyCore memory: 32,768 words82 microsec. Cycle time