S-IVB
E130633
The S-IVB was the single-engine upper stage of NASA’s Saturn launch vehicles, used to place Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and send them toward the Moon.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| S-IVB canonical | 3 |
| Saturn IB S-IVB stage | 1 |
| Saturn V S-IVB stage | 1 |
| Saturn V S-IVB stage in translunar trajectory | 1 |
| Saturn V S-IVB third stage | 1 |
| Saturn V third stage (S-IVB) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1116661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S-IVB Context triple: [Saturn V, thirdStage, S-IVB]
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A.
SLIM lunar lander
The SLIM lunar lander is a Japanese spacecraft designed by JAXA to demonstrate high-precision, lightweight landing technology on the Moon’s surface.
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B.
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module was the two-stage spacecraft used by NASA during the Apollo missions to land astronauts on the Moon and return them to lunar orbit.
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C.
LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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D.
Orion spacecraft
The Orion spacecraft is NASA’s next-generation crewed space vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on deep-space missions, including journeys to the Moon and eventually Mars.
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E.
ATV spacecraft
The ATV spacecraft was an automated European cargo vehicle designed to resupply and reboost the International Space Station.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S-IVB Target entity description: The S-IVB was the single-engine upper stage of NASA’s Saturn launch vehicles, used to place Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and send them toward the Moon.
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A.
SLIM lunar lander
The SLIM lunar lander is a Japanese spacecraft designed by JAXA to demonstrate high-precision, lightweight landing technology on the Moon’s surface.
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B.
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module was the two-stage spacecraft used by NASA during the Apollo missions to land astronauts on the Moon and return them to lunar orbit.
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C.
LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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D.
Orion spacecraft
The Orion spacecraft is NASA’s next-generation crewed space vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on deep-space missions, including journeys to the Moon and eventually Mars.
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E.
ATV spacecraft
The ATV spacecraft was an automated European cargo vehicle designed to resupply and reboost the International Space Station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket stage
ⓘ
upper stage ⓘ |
| burnCapability | restartable in orbit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedFor |
Saturn I
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn I Block II
|
| diameter |
21.7 ft
ⓘ
6.6 m ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| expendedAs |
heliocentric orbit stage in some missions
ⓘ
impactor on the Moon in some missions ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1964 ⓘ |
| fuelTankConfiguration | common bulkhead between fuel and oxidizer tanks ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | instrument unit mounted above stage ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily |
Saturn rocket family
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn family of launch vehicles
|
| length |
17.8 m
ⓘ
58.6 ft ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Apollo 11
ⓘ
Apollo 13 ⓘ Apollo 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saturn I
ⓘ
Saturn IB ⓘ Saturn V ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| rocketEngine | J-2 ⓘ |
| stageNumberOnSaturnIB | second stage ⓘ |
| stageNumberOnSaturnV | third stage ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorTo |
S-IV
ⓘ
surface form:
S-IV stage
|
| thrustVacuum |
about 1,033 kN
ⓘ
about 232,000 lbf ⓘ |
| usedFor |
placing Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit
ⓘ
translunar injection ⓘ |
| usedForMissionPhase |
parking Earth orbit insertion
ⓘ
translunar injection burn ⓘ |
| usedInProgram | Apollo program ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
Saturn IB
ⓘ
Saturn V ⓘ |
| usedWithSpacecraft |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Command and Service Module
Apollo Lunar Module ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: S-IVB Description of subject: The S-IVB was the single-engine upper stage of NASA’s Saturn launch vehicles, used to place Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and send them toward the Moon.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saturn V S-IVB stage
this entity surface form:
Saturn IB S-IVB stage
this entity surface form:
Saturn V S-IVB third stage
this entity surface form:
Saturn V S-IVB stage in translunar trajectory
this entity surface form:
Saturn V third stage (S-IVB)