A4 rocket

GPTKB entity
AI-created image of A4 rocket
AI-created image

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf piston engine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:V-2_rocket
gptkbp:category gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
spaceflight history
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkbp:diameter 1.65 m
gptkbp:engineType piston engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1942-10-03
gptkbp:firstToReach gptkb:Kármán_line
gptkbp:guidanceSystem gyroscopic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A4 rocket
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Redstone_rocket
gptkb:R-1_(Soviet_rocket)
gptkb:Vanguard_rocket
gptkb:Viking_rocket
Space exploration
gptkbp:launchMass 12,500 kg
gptkbp:length 14 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
gptkbp:museumDisplay gptkb:Peenemünde_Historical_Technical_Museum
gptkb:Science_Museum,_London
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:Deutsches_Museum
Imperial War Museum
gptkbp:notableFor first human-made object to reach outer space
first long-range guided ballistic missile
gptkbp:notableMission 1944-09-08
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Aggregat_series
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 3,000
gptkbp:payload 1,000 kg
gptkbp:propulsion ethanol
liquid oxygen
gptkbp:range 320 km
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Aggregat_5
gptkbp:thrust 25,000 kgf
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Antwerp
gptkb:London
gptkb:Liège
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:warheadType explosive
gptkbp:website gptkb:Peenemünde
gptkb:Blizna
gptkb:Tuchola_Forest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4