R-7 rocket
device · 1957 · Digital age
Korolev’s Soviet rocket that launched the first satellite and Gagarin.
What it is made of
- Rocket core stage — has part. A second stage that runs from liftoff.
- Strap-on rocket boosters — has part. Four first-stage boosters — the “cluster layout”.
- Liquid-propellant rocket engine — has part. RD-107 and RD-108 engines.
- Rocket guidance unit — has part. A gyroscopic guidance system.
Principles and materials it uses
- Launch complex — uses. Baikonur.
- Aluminium — is made of. The tanks are aluminium alloy.
- Kerosene — is made of. The fuel is kerosene.
- Oxygen — is made of. The oxidizer is liquid oxygen.
- Kerosene — uses. The fuel is kerosene with liquid oxygen.
Where it is used
- Sputnik 1 — is used in. Launched by an R-7 rocket.
- Vostok 1 — is used in. Launched by a version of the R-7.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- V-2 rocket — evolved from. The Soviet rocket programme began by studying the V-2 (the R-1 was its copy).
- Soyuz — evolved into. The Soyuz rocket belongs to the R-7 family.
What it is a kind of
- Multistage rocket — is a kind of. A clustered multistage layout.
- Intercontinental ballistic missile — is a kind of. The R-7 was designed as an ICBM.