R-7 Semyorka rocket
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The R-7 Semyorka rocket was the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle that placed Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit, marking the start of the space age.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R-7 rocket family | 11 |
| R-7 Semyorka | 10 |
| R-7 | 7 |
| Sputnik launch vehicle | 3 |
| R-7 family | 2 |
| R-7 rocket | 2 |
| ICBM R-7 Semyorka | 1 |
| R-7 Semyorka ICBM | 1 |
| R-7 Semyorka rocket canonical | 1 |
| R-7 missile family | 1 |
| R-7 missile program | 1 |
| R-7A | 1 |
| Sputnik 1 launch vehicle | 1 |
| Sputnik 8K71PS | 1 |
| Sputnik rocket | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T495501 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: R-7 Semyorka rocket Context triple: [Sergei Korolev, notableWork, R-7 Semyorka rocket]
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A.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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B.
SM-65 Atlas
The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.
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C.
Vostok 1
Vostok 1 was the Soviet spacecraft that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight, marking humanity’s inaugural journey into outer space in 1961.
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D.
Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
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E.
V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket was a German World War II ballistic missile and the world’s first long-range guided rocket weapon, pioneering technologies later used in space exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: R-7 Semyorka rocket Target entity description: The R-7 Semyorka rocket was the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle that placed Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit, marking the start of the space age.
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A.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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B.
SM-65 Atlas
The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.
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C.
Vostok 1
Vostok 1 was the Soviet spacecraft that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight, marking humanity’s inaugural journey into outer space in 1961.
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D.
Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
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E.
V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket was a German World War II ballistic missile and the world’s first long-range guided rocket weapon, pioneering technologies later used in space exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
launch vehicle ⓘ rocket family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
R-7 Semyorka rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
R-7
Semyorka ⓘ |
| configuration | two-stage core with four strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designBureau | OKB-1 ⓘ |
| designer | Sergei Korolev ⓘ |
| developedFor | Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ |
| developmentStart | early 1950s ⓘ |
| diameter | about 10.3 m across booster span ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1959 ⓘ |
| familyVariant |
Soyuz rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Soyuz launch vehicle
R-7 Semyorka rocket self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sputnik launch vehicle
Voskhod launch vehicle ⓘ Vostok-K rocket ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok launch vehicle
|
| firstFlightDate | 1957-05-15 ⓘ |
| firstOrbitalLaunchDate | 1957-10-04 ⓘ |
| firstOrbitalPayload | Sputnik 1 ⓘ |
| fuel | kerosene (RP-1 type) ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| heritage | basis of the long-lived Soyuz launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| impact | initiated the space race between the USSR and the USA ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| launchedFirstHuman | Yuri Gagarin ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 280000 kg ⓘ |
| launchOf |
Luna 1
ⓘ
Luna 2 ⓘ Luna 3 ⓘ Sputnik 1 ⓘ Sputnik 2 ⓘ Vostok 1 ⓘ |
| launchSites |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Plesetsk Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| length | about 34 m ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Semyorka means “the seven” in Russian ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | SS-6 Sapwood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
launching Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite ⓘ marking the start of the space age ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| primaryRole | intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid ⓘ |
| range | about 8000 km ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | space launch vehicle ⓘ |
| status |
active as launch vehicle family derivatives
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retired as ICBM ⓘ |
| successor |
R-7 Semyorka rocket
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
R-7A
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| warheadType | nuclear warhead ⓘ |
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Subject: R-7 Semyorka rocket Description of subject: The R-7 Semyorka rocket was the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle that placed Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit, marking the start of the space age.
Referenced by (44)
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