Sputnik
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The Sputnik rocket was an uncrewed orbital carrier rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union, derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM. On 4 October 1957, it was used to perform the world's first satellite launch, placing Sputnik 1 into a low Earth orbit.
1957
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height 30 metre, height 31.1 metre, diameter 2.99 metre, maximum thrust 970 knot,
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Soviet Union,
Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, R-7, 1957, 1950s,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| commons | image | Sputnik rocket | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Soviet rocket in La Coupole Flickr 1391384251 f29c5bd867 o | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Russian Rockets (4206486740) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | R7 Sputnik on display at robot festival; Dnipro, Ukraine; 19.10.19 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sputnik Aston Forsberg | Commons | ||




