R-7 Semyorka rocket
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The R-7 Semyorka rocket was the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle that placed Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit, marking the start of the space age.
Aliases (10)
- R-7 Semyorka ×55
- R-7 rocket family ×3
- R-7 rocket ×2
- R-7 ×1
- R-7 Semyorka ICBM ×1
- R-7A ×1
- Sputnik 1 launch vehicle ×1
- Sputnik 8K71PS ×1
- Sputnik launch vehicle ×1
- Sputnik rocket ×1
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
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launch vehicle → rocket family → |
| alsoKnownAs |
R-7
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Semyorka → |
| configuration |
two-stage core with four strap-on boosters
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| countryOfOrigin |
Soviet Union
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| designBureau |
OKB-1
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| designer |
Sergei Korolev
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| developedFor |
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
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| developmentStart |
early 1950s
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| diameter |
about 10.3 m across booster span
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| enteredService |
1959
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| familyVariant |
Soyuz launch vehicle
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Sputnik launch vehicle → Voskhod launch vehicle → Vostok launch vehicle → |
| firstFlightDate |
1957-05-15
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| firstOrbitalLaunchDate |
1957-10-04
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| firstOrbitalPayload |
Sputnik 1
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| fuel |
kerosene (RP-1 type)
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| guidanceSystem |
inertial guidance
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| heritage |
basis of the long-lived Soyuz launch vehicle family
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| historicalEra |
Cold War
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| impact |
initiated the space race between the USSR and the USA
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| languageOfName |
Russian
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| launchedFirstHuman |
Yuri Gagarin
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| launchMass |
approximately 280000 kg
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| launchOf |
Luna 1
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Luna 2 → Luna 3 → Sputnik 1 → Sputnik 2 → Vostok 1 → |
| launchSites |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome → |
| length |
about 34 m
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| meaningOfName |
Semyorka means “the seven” in Russian
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| natoReportingName |
SS-6 Sapwood
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| notableFor |
being the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile
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launching Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite → marking the start of the space age → |
| numberOfStages |
2
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| oxidizer |
liquid oxygen
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| primaryRole |
intercontinental ballistic missile
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| propellantType |
liquid
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| range |
about 8000 km
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| secondaryRole |
space launch vehicle
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| status |
active as launch vehicle family derivatives
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retired as ICBM → |
| successor |
R-7A
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| warheadType |
nuclear warhead
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Sputnik 1
("Sputnik rocket")
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Sputnik 1 ("R-7 Semyorka") → Sputnik 2 ("Sputnik 8K71PS") → |
launchVehicle |
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Sergei Korolev
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Sergei Korolev ("Sputnik 1 launch vehicle") → Sergei Korolev ("R-7 rocket") → |
notableWork |
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Soyuz rocket
("R-7 rocket family")
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Vostok-K rocket ("R-7 rocket family") → |
family |
|
R-7 Semyorka
("R-7")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Luna program launch vehicles
("R-7 rocket family")
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basedOn |
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OKB-1
("R-7 Semyorka")
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developed |
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R-7 Semyorka
("Sputnik launch vehicle")
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familyVariant |
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Baikonur Cosmodrome
("R-7 Semyorka")
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rocketLaunched |
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R-7 Semyorka
("R-7A")
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successor |
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Soviet space program
("R-7 rocket")
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usedRocket |
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Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
("R-7 Semyorka ICBM")
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usedWeaponSystem |