Delta rocket
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The Delta rocket is a family of American expendable launch vehicles developed to reliably place a wide range of civilian, military, and scientific payloads into orbit.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delta II | 15 |
| Delta rocket canonical | 7 |
| Delta II 7320-10C | 5 |
| Delta II 7925 | 5 |
| Delta II 7920-10C | 4 |
| Delta II 7920H-10C | 4 |
| Delta II 7925H | 4 |
| Delta II 7920-10L | 3 |
| Delta II rocket | 3 |
| Delta rocket family | 3 |
| Delta E rocket | 2 |
| Delta II 7925-10L | 2 |
| Delta II 6925 | 1 |
| Delta II 7920 | 1 |
| Delta II 7920-10 | 1 |
| Delta II 7920-8 | 1 |
| Delta II 7920H-9.5 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1734080 — 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.
Target entity: Delta rocket Context triple: [Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program, firstLaunchVehicle, Delta rocket]
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Falcon 1 rocket
Falcon 1 rocket is a small, privately developed orbital launch vehicle created by SpaceX that became the first privately built liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit.
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Epsilon launch vehicle
The Epsilon launch vehicle is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed for cost-effective, small satellite launches into orbit.
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R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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Proton rocket
The Proton rocket is a heavy-lift Russian expendable launch vehicle widely used to place large payloads, including space station modules and communications satellites, into orbit.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Delta rocket Target entity description: The Delta rocket is a family of American expendable launch vehicles developed to reliably place a wide range of civilian, military, and scientific payloads into orbit.
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A.
Falcon 1 rocket
Falcon 1 rocket is a small, privately developed orbital launch vehicle created by SpaceX that became the first privately built liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit.
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B.
Epsilon launch vehicle
The Epsilon launch vehicle is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed for cost-effective, small satellite launches into orbit.
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C.
R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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D.
Proton rocket
The Proton rocket is a heavy-lift Russian expendable launch vehicle widely used to place large payloads, including space station modules and communications satellites, into orbit.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
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expendable launch vehicle ⓘ expendable launch vehicle family ⓘ heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedBy |
Boeing
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Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ McDonnell Douglas ⓘ United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| eraOfUse |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
| family | Delta rocket self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| firstFlight |
1989-02-14
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2002-11-20 ⓘ 2004-12-21 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Delta I
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Delta rocket self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II
Delta III ⓘ Delta IV ⓘ Delta IV Heavy ⓘ |
| launchesFrom |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Boeing
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Boeing ⓘ McDonnell Douglas ⓘ United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| notableLaunch |
launch of Orion EFT-1 on Delta IV Heavy
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launch of Parker Solar Probe on Delta IV Heavy ⓘ |
| notablePayload |
Global Positioning System satellites
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Kepler space telescope ⓘ
surface form:
Kepler Space Telescope
Opportunity rover ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
Spirit rover ⓘ
surface form:
Mars Exploration Rover Spirit
Mars Pathfinder ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
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United States Air Force ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Jupiter missile
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surface form:
Thor missile
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| propulsionType |
liquid-fueled first stage
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solid rocket boosters ⓘ |
| retired | 2018-09-15 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NASA science missions
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civilian payload launches ⓘ military payload launches ⓘ national security payloads ⓘ orbital launch ⓘ scientific payload launches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Delta rocket Description of subject: The Delta rocket is a family of American expendable launch vehicles developed to reliably place a wide range of civilian, military, and scientific payloads into orbit.
Referenced by (62)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.