R-7 Semyorka rocket

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intercontinental ballistic missile launch vehicle rocket family

The R-7 Semyorka rocket was the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle that placed Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit, marking the start of the space age.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
R-7 rocket family	14
R-7 Semyorka	11
R-7	8
R-7 family	4
Sputnik launch vehicle	3
R-7 Semyorka ICBM	2
R-7 rocket	2
ICBM R-7 Semyorka	1
R-7 Semyorka rocket canonical	1
R-7 family launch vehicles	1
R-7 missile family	1
R-7 missile program	1
R-7A	1
Sputnik 1 launch vehicle	1
Sputnik 8K71PS	1
Sputnik rocket	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T495501 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: R-7 Semyorka rocket
Context triple: [Sergei Korolev, notableWork, R-7 Semyorka rocket]

A. Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
B. SM-65 Atlas
The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.
C. Vostok 1
Vostok 1 was the Soviet spacecraft that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight, marking humanity’s inaugural journey into outer space in 1961.
D. Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
E. V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket was a German World War II ballistic missile and the world’s first long-range guided rocket weapon, pioneering technologies later used in space exploration.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: R-7 Semyorka rocket
Target entity description: The R-7 Semyorka rocket was the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle that placed Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit, marking the start of the space age.

A. Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
B. SM-65 Atlas
The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.
C. Vostok 1
Vostok 1 was the Soviet spacecraft that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight, marking humanity’s inaugural journey into outer space in 1961.
D. Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
E. V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket was a German World War II ballistic missile and the world’s first long-range guided rocket weapon, pioneering technologies later used in space exploration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ launch vehicle ⓘ rocket family ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	R-7 ⓘ linked to: R-7 Semyorka rocket Semyorka ⓘ
configuration	two-stage core with four strap-on boosters ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
designBureau	OKB-1 ⓘ
designer	Sergei Korolev ⓘ
developedFor	Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ
developmentStart	early 1950s ⓘ
diameter	about 10.3 m across booster span ⓘ
enteredService	1959 ⓘ
familyVariant	Soyuz launch vehicle ⓘ linked to: Soyuz rocket Sputnik launch vehicle ⓘ linked to: R-7 Semyorka rocket Voskhod launch vehicle ⓘ Vostok launch vehicle ⓘ linked to: Vostok-K rocket
firstFlightDate	1957-05-15 ⓘ
firstOrbitalLaunchDate	1957-10-04 ⓘ
firstOrbitalPayload	Sputnik 1 ⓘ
fuel	kerosene (RP-1 type) ⓘ
guidanceSystem	inertial guidance ⓘ
heritage	basis of the long-lived Soyuz launch vehicle family ⓘ
historicalEra	Cold War ⓘ
impact	initiated the space race between the USSR and the USA ⓘ
languageOfName	Russian ⓘ
launchedFirstHuman	Yuri Gagarin ⓘ
launchMass	approximately 280000 kg ⓘ
launchOf	Luna 1 ⓘ Luna 2 ⓘ Luna 3 ⓘ Sputnik 1 ⓘ Sputnik 2 ⓘ Vostok 1 ⓘ
launchSites	Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ Plesetsk Cosmodrome ⓘ
length	about 34 m ⓘ
meaningOfName	Semyorka means “the seven” in Russian ⓘ
natoReportingName	SS-6 Sapwood ⓘ
notableFor	being the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ launching Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite ⓘ marking the start of the space age ⓘ
numberOfStages	2 ⓘ
oxidizer	liquid oxygen ⓘ
primaryRole	intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
propellantType	liquid ⓘ
range	about 8000 km ⓘ
secondaryRole	space launch vehicle ⓘ
status	active as launch vehicle family derivatives ⓘ retired as ICBM ⓘ
successor	R-7A ⓘ linked to: R-7 Semyorka rocket
warheadType	nuclear warhead ⓘ

How these facts were elicited