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  2. Sputnik (rocket) - Wikipedia

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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. Two versions of the Sputnik were built, the Sputnik-PS (GRAU index 8K71PS), which ...

  3. Sputnik 1 - Wikipedia

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    Sputnik 1. Sputnik 1 (/ ˈspʌtnɪk, ˈspʊtnɪk /, Russian: Спутник-1, Satellite 1) was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc ...

  4. R-7 Semyorka - Wikipedia

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    2.5–5.0 kilometers (max. deviation 10 kilometers) The R-7 Semyorka (Russian: Р-7 Семёрка), officially the GRAU index 8K71, was a Soviet missile developed during the Cold War, and the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile. The R-7 made 28 launches between 1957 and 1961. A derivative, the R-7A, was operational from 1960 to 1968.

  5. Java version history - Wikipedia

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    The Java language has undergone several changes since JDK 1.0 as well as numerous additions of classes and packages to the standard library.Since J2SE 1.4, the evolution of the Java language has been governed by the Java Community Process (JCP), which uses Java Specification Requests (JSRs) to propose and specify additions and changes to the Java platform.

  6. R-7 (rocket family) - Wikipedia

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    R-7 (rocket family) R-7 Semyorka and its variants used as launchers in the early Soviet space program. The R-7 (Russian: Р-7) family of rockets is a series of rockets, derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka, the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). More R-7 rockets have been launched than any other family of large rockets.

  7. Fractional Orbital Bombardment System - Wikipedia

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    Some USSR officials began expressing a desire for a FOBS-type weapon around the time of Sputnik's launch. [2] By the early 1960s, the Soviet Union felt that pursuing a system like the FOBS would be a natural next step given its belief that the US was already planning to use space to mount nuclear attacks. [2]

  8. Orders of magnitude (energy) - Wikipedia

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    7.8×10 2 J. Kinetic energy of 7.26 kg [91] standard men's shot thrown at 14.7 m/s [citation needed] by the world record holder Randy Barnes [92] 8.01×10 2 J. Amount of work needed to lift a man with an average weight (81.7 kg) one meter above Earth (or any planet with Earth gravity) 10 3. kilo- (kJ) 1.1×10 3 J.

  9. Sputnik 3 - Wikipedia

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    Sputnik 3. Sputnik 3 (Russian: Спутник-3, Satellite 3) was a Soviet satellite launched on 15 May 1958 from Baikonur Cosmodrome by a modified R-7/SS-6 ICBM. The scientific satellite carried a large array of instruments for geophysical research of the upper atmosphere and near space. Sputnik 3 was the only Soviet satellite launched in 1958.