Atlas launch vehicle
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The Atlas launch vehicle is an American rocket family originally developed as an intercontinental ballistic missile that became a key workhorse for launching satellites and crewed spacecraft during the early space age.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlas launch vehicle canonical | 2 |
| Atlas rocket family | 2 |
| Atlas II launch vehicle | 1 |
| Atlas launch vehicle family | 1 |
| United Launch Alliance EELV-class vehicles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2494546 — 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: Atlas launch vehicle Context triple: [Convair, notableProduct, Atlas launch vehicle]
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Antares launch vehicle
The Antares launch vehicle is a medium-lift rocket primarily used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
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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.
H-IIA launch vehicle
The H-IIA launch vehicle is a Japanese expendable rocket system used primarily for satellite deployment and space exploration missions.
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D.
Delta rocket
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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Space Transportation System
Space Transportation System is the formal name for NASA’s Space Shuttle program, which developed and operated reusable spacecraft for human spaceflight and orbital missions from 1981 to 2011.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Atlas launch vehicle Target entity description: The Atlas launch vehicle is an American rocket family originally developed as an intercontinental ballistic missile that became a key workhorse for launching satellites and crewed spacecraft during the early space age.
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A.
Antares launch vehicle
The Antares launch vehicle is a medium-lift rocket primarily used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
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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.
H-IIA launch vehicle
The H-IIA launch vehicle is a Japanese expendable rocket system used primarily for satellite deployment and space exploration missions.
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D.
Delta rocket
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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E.
Space Transportation System
Space Transportation System is the formal name for NASA’s Space Shuttle program, which developed and operated reusable spacecraft for human spaceflight and orbital missions from 1981 to 2011.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch system
ⓘ
rocket family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| developedBy |
Convair
ⓘ
General Dynamics ⓘ |
| developedFor | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| era | early space age ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Atlas II
ⓘ
Atlas III ⓘ Atlas LV-3B ⓘ Atlas V ⓘ Atlas-Agena ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas–Agena
Atlas-Centaur ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas–Centaur
SM-65 Atlas ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| governingAgencyAtIntroduction | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | single-core booster ⓘ |
| launchedFrom |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
| manufacturer |
Lockheed Martin
ⓘ
United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| notableFeature | stage-and-a-half design ⓘ |
| notablePayload |
Friendship 7
ⓘ
Intelsat communications satellites ⓘ Mariner probes ⓘ Pioneer 10 ⓘ
surface form:
Pioneer probes
Surveyor 1 ⓘ
surface form:
Surveyor spacecraft
|
| originalFunction | intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| poweredFirstUSOrbitalCrewedFlight |
Friendship 7
ⓘ
surface form:
Friendship 7 mission
|
| propellantType | liquid propellant ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
first American to orbit Earth launched on Atlas LV-3B
ⓘ
first United States ICBM to reach operational status ⓘ |
| status | partially retired ⓘ |
| successor | Vulcan Centaur ⓘ |
| technologyTransfer | adapted from military missile to space launch vehicle ⓘ |
| upperStageOptions |
Agena upper stage
ⓘ
Centaur upper stage ⓘ |
| usedAs | orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
commercial satellite operators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crewed spacecraft launches
ⓘ
satellite launches ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft launches ⓘ |
| usedInProgram |
Atlas V
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas V program
Atlas-Agena ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas–Agena program
Atlas-Centaur ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas–Centaur program
Project Gemini ⓘ Mercury program ⓘ
surface form:
Project Mercury
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Subject: Atlas launch vehicle Description of subject: The Atlas launch vehicle is an American rocket family originally developed as an intercontinental ballistic missile that became a key workhorse for launching satellites and crewed spacecraft during the early space age.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.