R-1 missile

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The R-1 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile closely based on the German V-2, marking the USSR’s first significant step into rocket and missile technology.

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R-1 missile canonical 2
R-1 missile program 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet ballistic missile
short-range ballistic missile
basedOn V-2 rocket
category 1950s Soviet weapons
Cold War ballistic missiles of the Soviet Union
Single-stage ballistic missiles
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designer Sergei Korolev
developedBy OKB-1
Soviet Union
developedFrom V-2 rocket
surface form: German V-2 technology
developmentStart 1945
diameter 1.65 m
engineType liquid-fuel rocket engine
firstFlight 1948
fuelType liquid fuel
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
historicalSignificance first significant step of the USSR into rocket and missile technology
introducedAs first operational Soviet ballistic missile
launchConfiguration vertical launch
launchPlatform mobile launch platform
launchWeight 13,400 kg
length 14.3 m
maximumRange 270 km
natoReportingName SS-1 Scunner
numberOfStages 1
operator Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Army
partOf Soviet missile program
early Soviet space and rocket development
propellant ethanol-water mixture
liquid oxygen
range 270 km
retirementPeriod mid-1950s
serviceEntry 1950
status retired
successor R-2 missile
testSite Kapustin Yar
thrustClass similar to V-2 rocket
usedFor biological payload experiments
high-altitude experiments
military purposes
scientific research
usedIn upper-atmosphere research
warheadWeight 785 kg

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OKB-1 developed R-1 missile
R-2 missile predecessor R-1 missile
Soviet missile program hasPart R-1 missile
this entity surface form: R-1 missile program