the V-2 rocket

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ballistic missile
gptkbp:associatedWith space race
gptkbp:controls autopilot system
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Germany
1944
gptkbp:engineType liquid-fueled engine
gptkbp:famousFor being the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile
gptkbp:firstAwarded September 8, 1944
gptkbp:firstFlight October 3, 1944
gptkbp:fuelType liquid oxygen and alcohol
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalImpact paved the way for modern rocketry
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first human-made object to reach the upper atmosphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the V-2 rocket
gptkbp:impact approximately 1,600 meters per second
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Soviet_space_program
gptkb:U.S._space_program
military strategy
European_space_programs
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:German_rocket_program
V-1 flying bomb
gptkbp:inspiration modern space exploration
future missile technology
gptkbp:launched approximately 85 degrees
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
mobile launch platform
vertical launch
gptkbp:launchVehicle rocket
gptkbp:length 14 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent first rocket to reach the edge of space
gptkbp:notableFeature first human-made object to reach the edge of space
first successful launch on October 3, 1944
first successful military rocket launch
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:operationalRange 320 kilometers
gptkbp:operationalStatus retired
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 1,000 kilograms
gptkbp:productionCompany 1936
gptkbp:provides gyroscopic guidance
gptkbp:range 320 kilometers
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:significance first long-range guided ballistic missile
gptkbp:speed 5,760 kilometers per hour
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NASA's_Apollo_program
Redstone rocket
gptkbp:targets gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:totalGoals approximately 3,000
gptkbp:type high explosive
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:usedIn military operations
strategic bombing campaigns
gptkbp:weight 13,000 kilograms