Semyorka
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Semyorka is the nickname for the Soviet R-7 family of rockets, historically significant as the launch vehicles for Sputnik and early crewed spaceflights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Semyorka canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch vehicle family
ⓘ
rocket family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
R-7 Semyorka rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
R-7
R-7 Semyorka rocket ⓘ
surface form:
R-7 Semyorka
R-7 Semyorka rocket ⓘ
surface form:
R-7 family
|
| chiefDesigner | Sergei Korolev ⓘ |
| configuration | core stage with four strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designFeature |
clustered engine arrangement
ⓘ
tapered strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| developedBy | OKB-1 ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 1957-05-15 ⓘ |
| heritage | basis for long-lived Soyuz launcher family ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| launchCapability | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| launched |
Sputnik 1
ⓘ
Sputnik 2 ⓘ Voskhod 1 ⓘ Voskhod 2 ⓘ Vostok 1 ⓘ Vostok 2 ⓘ Vostok 3 ⓘ Vostok 4 ⓘ Vostok 5 ⓘ Vostok 6 ⓘ early Soyuz spacecraft ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Russian word for the number seven ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first successful ICBM test
ⓘ
launching the first artificial Earth satellite ⓘ |
| notableLaunch | first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Russian space program
ⓘ
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ Soviet space program ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid oxygen and kerosene ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | enabled early Soviet space achievements ⓘ |
| status | original ICBM configuration retired ⓘ |
| successorVariant |
Molniya 8K78
ⓘ
surface form:
Molniya launch vehicle
Soyuz rocket ⓘ
surface form:
Soyuz launch vehicle
Voskhod launch vehicle ⓘ Vostok-K rocket ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok launch vehicle
|
| usedAs |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communications satellites
ⓘ
crewed spaceflight ⓘ military missions ⓘ scientific missions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
R-7 Semyorka