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Also Known As	UR-500

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Liftoff of Proton launch vehicle carrying the Swedish Sirius 4 communications satellite, November 18, 2007.

Proton launch vehicle, 1989

Illustration comparing the heights of major launch vehicles, including V-2, R-7, Saturn V, space shuttle, Ariane 5, Delta IV Heavy, Proton, CZ-2F, and Starship, shown side by side with a vertical meter scale for reference.

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launch vehicle Ariane Delta Ares Atlas Falcon Titan rocket Long March Saturn R-7 Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1

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Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey

Soviet scientist

Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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