R-2 (missile)

R-2
R-2 missile at Korolev City of Moscow region
Type	Theatre ballistic missile Short-range ballistic missile
Place of origin	USSR
Service history
In service	27 November 1951 – 1962
Used by	Soviet Union
Production history
Manufacturer	Yuzhmash and OKB-1
Specifications
Mass	19,632 kg
Length	17.65 m
Diameter	1.65 m
Wingspan	3.60 m
Engine	RD-101
Propellant	LOX / Alcohol
Operational range	576 km (358 mi)
Maximum speed	2175 m/s
Accuracy	8 km[1]

The R-2 (NATO reporting name SS-2 Sibling) was a Soviet short-range ballistic missile developed from and having twice the range as the R-1 missile (itself a copy of the German V-2). Developed from 1946-1951, the R-2 entered service in numbers in 1953 and was deployed in mobile units throughout the Soviet Union until 1962. A sounding rocket derivative, the R-2A, tested a prototype of the dog-carrying capsule flown on Sputnik 2 in 1957. The same year, the R-2 was licensed for production in The People's Republic of China, where it entered service as the Dongfeng 1.