A-4 rocket

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rocket
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nazi_Germany's_V-weapons_program
Wernher_von_Braun's_team
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployedTo the Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:designedBy German_engineers
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:diameter 1.65 meters
gptkbp:engineType liquid-fueled engine
gptkbp:fireDepartment mobile launchers
gptkbp:firstFlight 1944
October 1944
gptkbp:firstPublished September 8, 1944
gptkbp:fuelType ethanol and liquid oxygen
gptkbp:historicalImpact changed warfare tactics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first long-range guided ballistic missile
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A-4 rocket
gptkbp:impact caused_destruction_in_London
gptkbp:influenced future space missions
space exploration technology
modern missile technology
Cold_War_missile_development
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
American_and_Soviet_rocketry
gptkbp:inspiration post-war missile programs
gptkbp:inspiredBy early 20th-century rocketry
gptkbp:inventor 1944
gptkbp:launched 85 degrees
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Peenemünde
mobile launch platform
gptkbp:legacy foundation for modern rocketry
gptkbp:length 14.3 meters
gptkbp:maxSpeed 5,760 km/h
gptkbp:notableEvent first rocket to reach the upper atmosphere
gptkbp:notableFeature first human-made object to reach the edge of space
first successful attack on London
gptkbp:operationalRange 200 kilometers
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 1,000 kilograms
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs V-2 rocket
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1943
gptkbp:productionYears 1945
gptkbp:provides inertial guidance
gptkbp:range 320 kilometers
gptkbp:significantEvent first use in combat
gptkbp:successor gptkb:A-9_rocket
gptkbp:technology ballistic missile technology
gptkbp:totalGoals over 3,000 units
gptkbp:type high-explosive
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
military operations
bombing campaigns
strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:weight 13,000 kilograms