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Key Accomplishment(s) World's First Long-Range Ballistic Missile Brief Description Late in World War II, Germany launched almost 3,000 V-2s against England, France, and Belgium. After the war, the U.S. and Soviet Union used captured V-2s to develop their own large rockets, the ancestors of today's launch vehicles. Country of Origin Germany Type CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Mittelwerk GMBH
Dimensions Overall: 11 ft. 8 3/8 in. wide x 46 ft. 1 3/16 in. deep x 5 ft. 5 in. diameter x 44 ft. 5 3/16 in. long, 8427.9 lb. (356.6 x 1405.1 x 165.1 x 1354.3cm, 3822.9kg)
Materials Steel; graphite jet vanes, some wooden construction elements in fuselage; aluminum tanks not present.
Alternate Name V-2 Missile Inventory Number A19600342000 Credit Line Transferred from the U.S. Air Force Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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