Semyorka means “the seven” in Russian

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Semyorka is the nickname for the Soviet R-7 rocket family, historically significant as the launch vehicle that orbited the first artificial satellite and carried the first human into space.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet rocket
launch vehicle
rocket family
chiefDesigner Sergei Korolev
configuration core stage with four strap-on boosters
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
developedBy OKB-1
Soviet Union
era Cold War
firstHumanSpaceflightDate 1961-04-12
firstSatelliteLaunchDate 1957-10-04
fuel kerosene (RP-1 type)
hasLanguageOfNickname Russian
hasNicknameMeaning The Seven
surface form: the seven
hasVariant Soyuz rocket
Voskhod launch vehicle
surface form: Voskhod rocket

Vostok-K rocket
surface form: Vostok rocket
launched Sputnik 1
Vostok 1
launchSiteUsed Baikonur Cosmodrome
notableAchievement first human orbital spaceflight
first orbital launch of an artificial satellite
notableFor carrying the first human into space
launching Sputnik 1
launching Yuri Gagarin
orbiting the first artificial Earth satellite
originatesFrom R-7 ICBM design
oxidizer liquid oxygen
propellantType liquid-fueled
refersTo R-7 Semyorka rocket
surface form: R-7 rocket family
status historically significant
successorFamily Soyuz rocket
surface form: Soyuz rocket family
usedAs intercontinental ballistic missile
space launch vehicle
usedFor launching crewed spacecraft
launching uncrewed satellites

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R-7 Semyorka rocket meaningOfName Semyorka means “the seven” in Russian
subject surface form: R-7 Semyorka