Rocket R-1 . ... Launch mass, kg . ... On April 14 1948 the Government Decree has been enacted on the development of the first rocket to be made of domestic materials and derived from missile A-4 (FAU-2). The rocket was designated as R-1 including its ground support equipment. ... Launch site . ... During pre-launch processing of rocket R-1, the processing operations and equipment were little different from those used to process rocket A-4. ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...