R-5 missile
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The R-5 missile was an early Soviet medium-range ballistic missile that played a key role in the development of the USSR’s strategic rocket forces during the Cold War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R-5 missile canonical | 2 |
| R-5 Pobeda | 1 |
| R-5 missile program | 1 |
| R-5 rocket | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2779937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R-5 missile Context triple: [OKB-1, developed, R-5 missile]
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A.
R-12 Dvina missile
The R-12 Dvina missile was a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile central to Cold War nuclear strategy and notably deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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B.
R-14 Chusovaya missile
The R-14 Chusovaya missile was a Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notably associated with the strategic nuclear buildup that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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C.
R-2 missile
The R-2 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile, an improved derivative of the German V-2, used primarily for military purposes and high-altitude research in the early Cold War period.
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D.
R-1 missile
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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E.
R-36 ICBM
The R-36 ICBM is a Soviet-era heavy intercontinental ballistic missile designed for long-range nuclear delivery and known in NATO reporting as the SS-9 “Scarp” and later variants as the SS-18 “Satan.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R-5 missile Target entity description: The R-5 missile was an early Soviet medium-range ballistic missile that played a key role in the development of the USSR’s strategic rocket forces during the Cold War.
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A.
R-12 Dvina missile
The R-12 Dvina missile was a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile central to Cold War nuclear strategy and notably deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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B.
R-14 Chusovaya missile
The R-14 Chusovaya missile was a Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notably associated with the strategic nuclear buildup that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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C.
R-2 missile
The R-2 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile, an improved derivative of the German V-2, used primarily for military purposes and high-altitude research in the early Cold War period.
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D.
R-1 missile
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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E.
R-36 ICBM
The R-36 ICBM is a Soviet-era heavy intercontinental ballistic missile designed for long-range nuclear delivery and known in NATO reporting as the SS-9 “Scarp” and later variants as the SS-18 “Satan.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet ballistic missile
ⓘ
medium-range ballistic missile ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
R-5 missile
ⓘ
surface form:
R-5 Pobeda
|
| category | strategic missile ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentRegion | European part of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentType | fixed launch sites ⓘ |
| derivativeOf | German V-2 rocket technology ⓘ |
| designer | Sergei Korolev ⓘ |
| developedBy | OKB-1 ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.65 m ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-fuel rocket engine ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| fuel | alcohol ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | key step in development of Soviet strategic rocket forces ⓘ |
| influenced | later Soviet MRBM designs ⓘ |
| introduced | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 29,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | ground-based launcher ⓘ |
| length | approximately 20.7 m ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | SS-3 Shyster ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ |
| predecessor | R-2 missile ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid fuel ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 1200 km
ⓘ
approximately 800 miles ⓘ |
| role | strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1956 ⓘ |
| significance | first Soviet missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets in Western Europe ⓘ |
| stageCount | single-stage ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | R-12 Dvina ⓘ |
| testLaunch | 1953 ⓘ |
| testSite | Kapustin Yar ⓘ |
| usedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| usedFor |
conventional warhead delivery
ⓘ
nuclear weapons delivery ⓘ |
| warheadType | nuclear warhead capable ⓘ |
| warheadYield | approximately 80 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: R-5 missile Description of subject: The R-5 missile was an early Soviet medium-range ballistic missile that played a key role in the development of the USSR’s strategic rocket forces during the Cold War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
R-5 rocket
this entity surface form:
R-5 Pobeda
this entity surface form:
R-5 missile program