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R-1E (A-1)

Launch vehicle · Russia

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Russian short range ballistic suborbital launch vehicle.

Country
Russia
Stages
R-1 stage

Chronology

1 event

1956 June 7

Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar V-2. LV Family: V-2. Launch Vehicle: R-1E (A-1).
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