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. On 4 October 1957, it was used to perform the world's first satellite launch, placing Sputnik 1 into a... Wikipedia
Diameter: 2.99 m (9.8 ft)
Family: R-7
First flight: 8K71PS: 4 October 1957; 8A91: 27 April 1958
Height: 8K71PS: 30.0 m (98.4 ft); 8A91: 31.1 m (102 ft)
Manufacturer: OKB-1
Mass: 8K71PS: 267,000 kg (589,000 lb); 8A91: 269,300 kg (593,700 lb)