Talk:R-7 Semyorka

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Under the proposed Naming convention to deal with rockets and missiles, R-7 Semyorka may require renaming or moving.

Please see the Proposal and discussion page to help us reach a consensus on what to do.

The article right now gives contradictory information as to how many of these missiles were deployed. This is not surprising as sources often contradict each other on such matters. That's why when giving any numbers it is always useful to provide the reference from which they were obtained. My numbers were from reference listed below, i.e. The Kremlin's Nuclear Sword. So, where does the information "A single launch pad was operational at Baikonur and from six to eight were in operation at Plesetsk" come from? Balcer 06:05, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong deployment time?

The article states that the missile was deployed from 1959. However, the article about Sputnik 1 states that it was launched by a R-7, in 1957. Is this deployment time supposed to include satellite launches? If so, the date should be changed.

Fact sequence is:

Development of R-7 was initiated in 1954 in OKB-1 of S.P.Korolev
First launches in May 1957
04 Oct and 03 Nov 1957 first satellites were launched using R-7.
The first body of troops (formation?) of ICBMs has became the "Angara" object ("combat station" photo?) of 4 launchers under the command of colonel M.G.Grigoriev. The deployment of "Angara" was completed in fall 1958.
The first in the USSR combat/training launch of R-7 from the "Angara" station was performed in July 1959.

See also: [1], [2], offisial history, warhead@[3]...

select dates at your taste --jno 09:06, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Isn't the picture a Vostok?

That is correct. It is indeed a Vostok. Of course the Vostok is derived from the R-7 (as are the Voshod and the Soyuz), so the image ist not wholly incorrect. Still, I would strongly recommend placing a better image on the page.

By the way: The image itself is also incorrectly labeled as “R-7”.

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