R-1 (missile)
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The R-1 rocket was a tactical ballistic missile, the first manufactured in the Soviet Union, and closely based on the German V-2 rocket. The R-1 missile system entered into service in the Soviet Army
Replica R-1 at Znamensk City
The first A4 rocket (from German stocks) is transported to the launch site on a truck trailer. It was launched on 18 October 1947 from the Kapustin Yar test site
R-2 (missile)
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The R-2 was a Soviet short-range ballistic missile developed from and having twice the range as the R-1 missile. Developed from 1946-1951, the R-2 entered service in numbers in 1953 and was deployed i
R-1 (missile)
…28 November 1950. The R-1A, a variant of the R-1 with a separable warhead, was tested in 1949. This development was largely in service of the upcoming R-2 (missile), a rocket with the same payload and twice the range of the R-1. Even after adoption by the Soviet military, reliability of the R-1 remained problematic…
R-2 missile at Korolev City of Moscow region
R-2A with dog capsule and scientific pods (next to R-5 (missile))