The R-2, given the NATO reporting name SS-2 Sibling, was a Soviet short range ballistic missile built by Yuzhmash and OKB-1 as an improved successor to the R-1, entering service on November 27, 1951. It roughly doubled the range of the R-1 to about 576 kilometers while keeping a similar payload, and it added warhead separation and a more powerful engine that made it more reliable than earlier Soviet missiles. A variant called the R-2A was used as a sounding rocket to test capsules carrying dogs ahead of the Sputnik 2 mission in 1957, and the Soviet Union licensed the R-2 design to China, where it became the basis for the Dongfeng 1. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon ClassShort-range ballistic missile 1 Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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service = 27 November 1951-1962
Introduction
was a Soviet short range ballistic missile built by Yuzhmash and OKB-1
- Operated By: Red Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Soviet Union'
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WikidataWikidata Q1539263 (P729 service entry): 1951Quote, Wikidata Q1539263 (P729 service entry): 1951
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1951.
Wikidata: R-2 (missile)
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