R-1 rocket
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The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ballistic missile
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research rocket → sounding rocket → |
| alsoKnownAs |
8A11
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| apogee |
about 90 km
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| basedOn |
V-2 rocket
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| category |
Cold War missile
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Soviet ballistic missile → |
| copyOf |
V-2 rocket
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| countryOfOrigin |
Soviet Union
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| derivativeOf |
German A-4 rocket
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| designer |
Sergei Korolev
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| developedFrom |
captured German V-2 technology
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| developmentStart |
mid-1940s
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| era |
early Cold War
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| firstFlight |
1948
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| firstSuccessfulLaunch |
1948
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| followedBy |
R-2 rocket
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R-5 rocket → |
| fuel |
ethanol-water mixture
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| guidanceSystem |
inertial guidance
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| historicalSignificance |
first large Soviet liquid-fueled ballistic missile
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foundation for later Soviet ballistic missiles → helped establish Soviet rocket engineering expertise → |
| launchMass |
approximately 13,000 kg
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| launchSite |
Kapustin Yar
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| length |
about 14 m
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| manufacturer |
OKB-1
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| maximumRange |
about 270 km
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| operator |
Soviet Armed Forces
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| oxidizer |
liquid oxygen
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| partOf |
Soviet missile program
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Soviet space program precursors → |
| precededBy |
V-2 rocket
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| program |
R-series Soviet rockets
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| propellantType |
liquid-propellant
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| serviceEntry |
late 1940s
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| stageCount |
1
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| status |
retired
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| thrust |
approximately 270 kN
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| usedFor |
ballistic missile research
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biological experiments → cosmic ray research → military testing → scientific experiments → upper atmosphere research → upper-atmosphere physics → |
| usedIn |
post–World War II weapons development
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| warheadType |
conventional 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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influenced |