Aggregat 4
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Aggregat 4, better known as the V-2 rocket, was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile developed by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military equipment
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World War II weapon → ballistic missile → liquid-fueled rocket → |
| alsoKnownAs |
A4
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V-2 rocket → |
| capturedBy |
Soviet Union
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United States → |
| chiefDesigner |
Wernher von Braun
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| codename |
V-2
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| countryOfOrigin |
Nazi Germany
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| designedBy |
Walter Dornberger
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Wernher von Braun → |
| developedAt |
Peenemünde Army Research Center
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| developedBy |
German Army (Heer)
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Nazi Germany → |
| diameter |
about 1.65 m
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| enteredService |
1944
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| firstCombatTarget |
Paris
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| firstCombatUseDate |
8 September 1944
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| firstSuccessfulTestLaunchDate |
3 October 1942
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| firstSuccessfulTestLaunchSite |
Peenemünde
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| fuel |
75% ethanol-water mixture
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| guidanceSystem |
inertial guidance
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| influenced |
postwar Soviet ballistic missile program
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postwar United States rocket and space programs → |
| launchMass |
approximately 12,500 kg
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| length |
about 14 m
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| majorTarget |
Antwerp
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London → |
| manufacturedUsing |
forced labor from Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp
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| notableFor |
being the first human-made object to reach the fringes of space
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being the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile → |
| operator |
German Army V-2 units
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| oxidizer |
liquid oxygen
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| postwarUse |
basis for Soviet R-1 missile
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research rocket in the United States → |
| producedAt |
Mittelwerk underground factory
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| propellantType |
liquid oxygen and ethanol
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| range |
approximately 320 km
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| thrust |
about 25 metric tons at liftoff
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| usedBy |
Germany
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Luftwaffe → Wehrmacht → |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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| VDesignationMeaning |
Vergeltungswaffe 2 (Vengeance Weapon 2)
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| warheadMass |
approximately 1000 kg
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| warheadType |
high-explosive
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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V-2 rocket
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alsoKnownAs |