Atlas LV-3C Centaur
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Atlas LV-3C Centaur was an early American launch vehicle configuration that first successfully demonstrated the Centaur high-energy upper stage for NASA missions in the 1960s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlas LV-3C Centaur canonical | 1 |
| Atlas LV-3C Centaur-D | 1 |
| Atlas LV-3C first stage | 1 |
| Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2494631 — 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 LV-3C Centaur Context triple: [Centaur, firstFlightVehicle, Atlas LV-3C Centaur]
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LC-39A
LC-39A is a historic launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, used for Apollo Moon missions, Space Shuttle flights, and later commercial launches including SpaceX Falcon rockets.
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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.
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Vulcan Centaur
Vulcan Centaur is United Launch Alliance’s next-generation, two-stage heavy-lift rocket designed to replace Atlas V and Delta IV for a wide range of commercial, government, and deep-space missions.
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Saturn IB
Saturn IB was a two-stage American launch vehicle used by NASA in the 1960s and early 1970s to test Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit and support missions such as Apollo–Soyuz.
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E.
Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Atlas LV-3C Centaur Target entity description: Atlas LV-3C Centaur was an early American launch vehicle configuration that first successfully demonstrated the Centaur high-energy upper stage for NASA missions in the 1960s.
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A.
LC-39A
LC-39A is a historic launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, used for Apollo Moon missions, Space Shuttle flights, and later commercial launches including SpaceX Falcon rockets.
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B.
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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C.
Vulcan Centaur
Vulcan Centaur is United Launch Alliance’s next-generation, two-stage heavy-lift rocket designed to replace Atlas V and Delta IV for a wide range of commercial, government, and deep-space missions.
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D.
Saturn IB
Saturn IB was a two-stage American launch vehicle used by NASA in the 1960s and early 1970s to test Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit and support missions such as Apollo–Soyuz.
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E.
Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American launch vehicle
ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ |
| configurationOf | Atlas-Centaur ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy |
NASA
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| developedFor | high-energy upper stage operations ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| family |
Atlas launch vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas launch vehicle family
Atlas-Centaur family ⓘ |
| firstStage | Atlas LV-3C ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Atlas LV-3C Centaur
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Atlas LV-3C first stage
Centaur upper stage ⓘ |
| launchCapability |
Earth orbit
ⓘ
high-energy trajectories ⓘ |
| launchComplex | Launch Complex 36 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
| manufacturer |
Convair
ⓘ
General Dynamics ⓘ |
| notableFor | first successful demonstration of Centaur high-energy upper stage ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| program |
Atlas-Centaur
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surface form:
Atlas-Centaur program
Centaur program ⓘ |
| propellantTypeFirstStage |
RP-1
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantTypeUpperStage |
liquid hydrogen
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| roleInProgram | pathfinder for Centaur upper stage ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Atlas LV-3C Centaur
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
later Atlas-Centaur variants ⓘ |
| technologyDemonstrated |
high-energy orbital insertion
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liquid hydrogen upper-stage propulsion ⓘ |
| upperStage | Centaur ⓘ |
| upperStageEnginePropellant | cryogenic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NASA missions
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orbital launch ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Atlas LV-3C Centaur Description of subject: Atlas LV-3C Centaur was an early American launch vehicle configuration that first successfully demonstrated the Centaur high-energy upper stage for NASA missions in the 1960s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.