V2 rocket

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:missile
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:paper
gptkbp:debut September 8, 1944
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:diameter 1.65 meters
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-fueled
liquid-fueled rocket engine
gptkbp:famous_for first human-made object to reach the edge of space
being the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile.
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1944
October 3, 1944
gptkbp:fuel_type liquid oxygen and alcohol
gptkbp:guidance_system inertial guidance
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering technology in rocketry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label V2 rocket
gptkbp:impact 1,600 km/h
gptkbp:influenced post-war rocket development
Cold War missile technology
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:space_exploration
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:NASA's_Saturn_V
gptkbp:is_driven_by liquid oxygen and alcohol
gptkbp:is_targeted_at ballistic trajectory
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:A-4_rocket
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:mobile
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Peenemünde
gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
gptkb:Test_Stand_VII
gptkbp:launch_window vertical launch
gptkbp:launched 90 degrees
gptkbp:length 14 m
14.3 meters
gptkbp:notable_feature first human-made object to reach the edge of space
gptkbp:notable_launches gptkb:London_bombings
gptkbp:notable_users German military
gptkbp:number_built 3,000
approximately 3,000
gptkbp:operational_period 1944-1945
gptkbp:payload_capacity 1,000 kg
1,000 kilograms
gptkbp:post_war_career first long-range guided ballistic missile used in warfare
gptkbp:production_years 1943
gptkbp:range 320 kilometers
320 km
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:speed 5,760 km/h
5,760 kilometers per hour
gptkbp:success_rate approximately 50%
gptkbp:successor gptkb:none
gptkb:Redstone_rocket
gptkbp:targets gptkb:military
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:warhead_type high-explosive
high explosive
gptkbp:weight 13,000 kg
13,000 kilograms