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Sputnik (rocket), the Glossary

Index Sputnik (rocket)

The Sputnik rocket was an uncrewed orbital carrier rocket designed by Sergei Korolev in the Soviet Union, derived from the R-7 Semyorka ICBM.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Energia (corporation), Gagarin's Start, Intercontinental ballistic missile, Juno I, Kerosene, Launch vehicle, Liquid oxygen, Low Earth orbit, Main Missile and Artillery Directorate, Newton-second, Orbit, Polyot (rocket), Pound (force), R-7 (rocket family), R-7 Semyorka, RD-107, Satellite, Sergei Korolev, Soviet Union, Specific impulse, Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2, Sputnik 3, Vanguard (rocket), Voskhod (rocket).

  2. R-7 (rocket family)
  3. Space launch vehicles of the Soviet Union
  4. Sputnik
  5. Vehicles introduced in 1957

Baikonur Cosmodrome

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan.

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Energia (corporation)

PAO S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (Raketno-kosmicheskaya korporatsiya "Energiya" im.), also known as RSC Energia (РКК «Энергия», RKK "Energiya"), is a Russian manufacturer of spacecraft and space station components.

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Gagarin's Start

Gagarin's Start (Гагаринский старт, Gagarinskiy start), also known as Baikonur Site 1 or Site 1/5 was a launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan that was used by the Soviet space program and Roscosmos.

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Intercontinental ballistic missile

An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range greater than, primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more thermonuclear warheads).

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Juno I

The Juno I was a four-stage American space launch vehicle, used to launch lightweight payloads into low Earth orbit.

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Kerosene

Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum.

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Launch vehicle

A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.

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Liquid oxygen

Liquid oxygen, sometimes abbreviated as LOX or LOXygen, is a clear light sky-blue liquid form of dioxygen.

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Low Earth orbit

A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.

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Main Missile and Artillery Directorate

The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to by its transliterated Russian acronym GRAU, is a department of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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Newton-second

The newton-second (also newton second; symbol: N⋅s or N s) is the unit of impulse in the International System of Units (SI).

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Orbit

In celestial mechanics, an orbit (also known as orbital revolution) is the curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a star, or of a natural satellite around a planet, or of an artificial satellite around an object or position in space such as a planet, moon, asteroid, or Lagrange point.

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Polyot (rocket)

The Polyot (Полёт, flight) (Also known as Sputnik, GRAU index 11A59) was an interim orbital carrier rocket, built to test ASAT spacecraft. Sputnik (rocket) and Polyot (rocket) are r-7 (rocket family) and space launch vehicles of the Soviet Union.

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Pound (force)

The pound of force or pound-force (symbol: lbf, sometimes lbf) is a unit of force used in some systems of measurement, including English Engineering units and the foot–pound–second system.

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R-7 (rocket family)

The R-7 (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). Sputnik (rocket) and r-7 (rocket family) are space launch vehicles of the Soviet Union.

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R-7 Semyorka

The R-7 Semyorka (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. Sputnik (rocket) and r-7 Semyorka are r-7 (rocket family), space launch vehicles of the Soviet Union and Sputnik.

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RD-107

The RD-107 and its sibling, the RD-108, are a type of rocket engine used on the R-7 rocket family.

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Satellite

A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.

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Sergei Korolev

Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov,; Serhii Pavlovych Koroliov,; 14 January 1966) was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer during the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Specific impulse

Specific impulse (usually abbreviated) is a measure of how efficiently a reaction mass engine, such as a rocket using propellant or a jet engine using fuel, generates thrust.

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Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1 (Спутник-1, Satellite 1) was the first artificial Earth satellite. Sputnik (rocket) and Sputnik 1 are Sputnik.

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Sputnik 2

Sputnik 2 (Спутник-2, Satellite 2, or Prosteyshiy Sputnik 2 (PS-2, italic, Simplest Satellite 2, launched on 3 November 1957, was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, and the first to carry an animal into orbit, a Soviet space dog named Laika. Sputnik (rocket) and Sputnik 2 are Sputnik.

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Sputnik 3

Sputnik 3 (Спутник-3, Satellite 3) was a Soviet satellite launched on 15 May 1958 from Baikonur Cosmodrome by a modified R-7/SS-6 ICBM. Sputnik (rocket) and Sputnik 3 are Sputnik.

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Vanguard (rocket)

The Vanguard rocket was intended to be the first launch vehicle the United States would use to place a satellite into orbit.

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Voskhod (rocket)

The Voskhod rocket (Восход, "ascent", "dawn") was a derivative of the Soviet R-7 ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme but later used for launching Zenit reconnaissance satellites. Sputnik (rocket) and Voskhod (rocket) are r-7 (rocket family) and space launch vehicles of the Soviet Union.

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See also

R-7 (rocket family)

Space launch vehicles of the Soviet Union

Sputnik

Vehicles introduced in 1957

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_(rocket)

Also known as 8A91, 8K71PS, Sputnik rocket.