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Drawing of the Soviet R-1 missile, NATO code SS-1 Scunner. Though the R-1 was a close copy of the German A-4, it was ultimately considerably more reliable than its predecessor thanks to improvements made on the original design. The rocket was 14,650 mm (577 in) in length and weighing 13.5 tons.
The R-7 Rocket was a Soviet missile developed during the Cold War as the R-7 Semyorka (Russian: Р-7 Семёрка). It was the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile , launched Sputnik 1 , the first artificial satellite, into orbit, and became the basis for the R-7 family which includes Sputnik , Luna , Molniya , Vostok , and ...
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Raketa (Russian: Раке́та, lit. 'Rocket') was the first type of hydrofoil boats commercially produced in the Soviet Union.First planned in the late 1940s as "project 340" by chief designer Rostislav Alexeyev, the vessels were manufactured from 1957 until the early 1970s.
In early 1945 a team of Soviet rocket specialists were sent to Germany to identify and recover German rocket technology. [17] The first Soviet team to arrive at Nordhausen, the main V-2 construction site, were disappointed, United States teams had already removed approximately 100 completed V-2 missiles and destroyed what remained. In addition ...
RPK-6 Vodopad (Russian: РПК-6 Водопад, "waterfall") is a Soviet 533 mm anti-submarine missile deployed operationally since 1981. [1] RPK-7 Veter (Russian: РПК-7 Ветер, "wind") is a 650 mm version, deployed operationally since 1984. [1] Both missiles are given the same United States Navy designation SS-N-16 and NATO designation ...
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.
At this point in time, Russian rocket engines were built with typical aviation piston-engine manufacturing technology, weighing 48 kg (106 lb), it could be broken down into discrete forged-steel sections – a conical head with 60 centrifugal injectors, the cylindrical chamber, and the nozzle – joined with bolts and copper gaskets.