Vostok-K rocket

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carrier rocket launch vehicle orbital launch vehicle

The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	carrier rocket → launch vehicle → orbital launch vehicle →
achievement	first human spaceflight in history →
alsoKnownAs	8K72K →
carried	Vostok 1 → surface form: "Vostok 1 spacecraft" Yuri Gagarin →
configuration	core stage with four strap-on boosters →
coreStageEngineType	RD-107 → surface form: "RD-108"
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union →
derivedFrom	Vostok-L rocket →
designer	Sergei Korolev →
diameter	2.99 m →
family	R-7 Semyorka rocket → surface form: "R-7 rocket family"
firstStageEngineType	RD-107 →
fuel	kerosene →
guidanceSystem	inertial guidance →
height	30.84 m →
launchAzimuth	northeast from Baikonur →
launchDateOfVostok1	1961-04-12 →
launchMass	287000 kg →
launchPad	Gagarin's Start →
launchSite	Baikonur Cosmodrome →
manufacturer	OKB-1 →
notableFor	launching the first human into orbit →
notableLaunch	Vostok 1 →
numberOfFailures	2 →
numberOfLaunches	13 →
numberOfSuccessfulLaunches	11 →
operator	Soviet space program →
oxidizer	liquid oxygen →
partOf	Vostok programme →
payloadToLEO	4725 kg →
periodOfOperationEnd	1964 →
periodOfOperationStart	1960 →
program	Soviet human spaceflight program →
propellantType	liquid fuel →
separationMethod	hot-staging →
stages	2 →
status	retired →
successor	Vostok-2 rocket →
usedFor	crewed spaceflight → satellite launch → test flights →
usedInMission	Vostok 1 → Vostok-2 rocket → surface form: "Vostok 2" Vostok-2 rocket → surface form: "Vostok 3" Vostok 4 → Vostok 5 → Vostok 6 →

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OKB-1 → developed → Vostok-K rocket →

this entity surface form: "Vostok launch vehicle"

R-7 Semyorka rocket → familyVariant → Vostok-K rocket →

subject surface form: "R-7 Semyorka"

this entity surface form: "Vostok launch vehicle"

Vostok 1 → launchRocket → Vostok-K rocket →

this entity surface form: "Vostok-K 8K72K"

Luna 1 → launchVehicle → Vostok-K rocket →

this entity surface form: "Vostok-L rocket"

Luna 2 → launchVehicle → Vostok-K rocket →

this entity surface form: "Vostok-L 8K72"

Yuri Gagarin → launchVehicle → Vostok-K rocket →