Jupiter-C rocket
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The Jupiter-C rocket was an American launch vehicle developed in the 1950s that successfully orbited the United States’ first satellite, Explorer 1, marking a key milestone in the early space race.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juno I | 6 |
| Jupiter-C | 2 |
| Jupiter-C rocket canonical | 2 |
| Juno I launch vehicle | 1 |
| Jupiter rocket | 1 |
| Jupiter-C launch vehicle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2911701 — 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: Jupiter-C rocket Context triple: [Wernher von Braun, notableWork, Jupiter-C rocket]
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A.
SM-65 Atlas
The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.
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B.
Saturn I
Saturn I was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed by NASA that served as a precursor to the more powerful Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets used in the Apollo program.
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C.
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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D.
Saturn rocket family
The Saturn rocket family was a series of powerful American launch vehicles developed by NASA in the 1960s to support the Apollo program and send astronauts to the Moon.
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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: Jupiter-C rocket Target entity description: The Jupiter-C rocket was an American launch vehicle developed in the 1950s that successfully orbited the United States’ first satellite, Explorer 1, marking a key milestone in the early space race.
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A.
SM-65 Atlas
The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.
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B.
Saturn I
Saturn I was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed by NASA that served as a precursor to the more powerful Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets used in the Apollo program.
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C.
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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D.
Saturn rocket family
The Saturn rocket family was a series of powerful American launch vehicles developed by NASA in the 1960s to support the Apollo program and send astronauts to the Moon.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch vehicle
ⓘ
sounding rocket ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Redstone missile family
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surface form:
Redstone missile
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Wernher von Braun ⓘ |
| developer | Army Ballistic Missile Agency ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.78 m ⓘ |
| era | 1950s ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 1 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1956-09-20 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Cape Canaveral ⓘ |
| firstStageEngine | Rocketdyne A-7 ⓘ |
| firstStageFuel | hydyne ⓘ |
| firstStageOxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| height | approximately 21 m ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated U.S. capability to reach orbit
ⓘ
key milestone in early U.S.–Soviet space competition ⓘ |
| launchDateOfExplorer1 | 1958-01-31 ⓘ |
| launchedSatellite | Explorer 1 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 30,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 5
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 6 ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFor | United States’ first satellite ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Chrysler
ⓘ
surface form:
Chrysler Corporation
|
| notableLaunch |
Explorer 1
ⓘ
surface form:
Explorer 1 mission
|
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| optionalStages | 4th stage ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO | approximately 11 kg ⓘ |
| precededBy | Redstone test vehicles ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType | suborbital test flights ⓘ |
| propellantTypeFirstStage | liquid fuel ⓘ |
| propellantTypeUpperStages | solid fuel ⓘ |
| relatedMissile |
Redstone missile family
ⓘ
surface form:
PGM-11 Redstone
|
| relatedVehicle |
Jupiter-C rocket
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Juno I
|
| retirementPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| rocketFamily | Redstone family ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | first successful U.S. orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| secondaryMissionType | orbital satellite launch ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Jupiter-C rocket
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Juno I
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| successfulLaunches | 7 ⓘ |
| testProgram |
Jupiter IRBM nose cone tests
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reentry vehicle tests ⓘ |
| totalLaunches | 8 ⓘ |
| upperStageConfiguration | cluster of solid-propellant Sergeant rockets ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
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surface form:
United States Army Ballistic Missile Agency
|
| usedIn | early space race ⓘ |
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Subject: Jupiter-C rocket Description of subject: The Jupiter-C rocket was an American launch vehicle developed in the 1950s that successfully orbited the United States’ first satellite, Explorer 1, marking a key milestone in the early space race.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.