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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.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputnik (rocket) | Burn time | 120 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Burn time | 330 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Carries passengers or cargo | Sputnik 1 Sputnik 2 Sputnik 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Comparable | Vanguard Juno I | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Country of origin | USSR | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Diameter | 2.99 m (9 ft 10 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Failure | 1 (8A91) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Family | R-7 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | First flight | 8K71PS: 4 October 1957 8A91: 27 April 1958 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Function | Early (first) carrier rocket | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Height | 8K71PS: 30 m (98 ft) 8A91: 31.1 m (102 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Last flight | 8K71PS: 3 November 1957 8A91: 15 May 1958 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Launch sites | Baikonur, Site 1/5 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Manufacturer | OKB-1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Mass | 8K71PS: 267,000 kg (589,000 lb) 8A91: 269,300 kg (593,700 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Mass | 8K71PS: 500 kg (1,100 lb) 8A91: 1,327 kg (2,926 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Maximum thrust | 970 kN (220,000 lbf) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Maximum thrust | 912 kN (205,000 lbf) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | No. boosters | 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Powered by | 1 × RD-107 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Powered by | 1 × RD-108 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Propellant | LOX / Kerosene | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Specific impulse | 306 s (3.00 km/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Specific impulse | 308 s (3.02 km/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Stages | 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Status | Retired | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Success(es) | 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Total launches | 4 (8K71PS: 2, 8A91: 2) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Sputnik (rocket) | Width | 10.303 m (33.80 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
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