SS-6 Sapwood
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SS-6 Sapwood is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet R-7 Semyorka, the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle family that also carried Sputnik and early crewed spacecraft into orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS-6 Sapwood canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
R-7 family missile
ⓘ
Soviet weapon system ⓘ ballistic missile ⓘ intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
R-7 Semyorka rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
R-7
R-7 Semyorka rocket ⓘ
surface form:
R-7 Semyorka
|
| carried |
Sputnik 1
ⓘ
surface form:
Sputnik 1 (via derivative launch vehicle)
early crewed spacecraft (via derivative launch vehicles) ⓘ |
| chiefDesigner | Sergei Korolev ⓘ |
| configuration | core stage with four strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedFor | strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| developedBy | OKB-1 ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1959 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| family |
R-7 Semyorka rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
R-7 missile family
|
| firstFlightDate | 1957-05-15 ⓘ |
| fuel | kerosene (RP-1 type) ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
enabled launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite
ⓘ
foundation of the long-lived Soyuz launch vehicle line ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
silo-based launch pad
ⓘ
surface launch pad ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| NATOReportingNameFor |
R-7 Semyorka rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
R-7 Semyorka
|
| notableAs |
basis of the world’s first orbital launch vehicle
ⓘ
world’s first operational intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid propellant ⓘ |
| range | approximately 8000 km ⓘ |
| role |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
space launch vehicle precursor ⓘ |
| stages | 2 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | R-16 ICBM ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
R-7 Semyorka rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Sputnik launch vehicle
Voskhod launch vehicle ⓘ Vostok-L rocket ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok launch vehicle
early Soyuz launch vehicles ⓘ |
| usedBy | Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Soviet space program ⓘ |
| warheadType | nuclear warhead ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
R-7 Semyorka