Tsiklon-3
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Tsiklon-3 is a Soviet-era three-stage orbital launch vehicle derived from the R-36 ICBM family, used primarily to place military and scientific satellites into low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3937830 — 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: Tsiklon-3 Context triple: [Plesetsk Cosmodrome, launchVehicleUsed, Tsiklon-3]
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A.
R-300 Elbrus
R-300 Elbrus is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile system, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud."
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B.
R-14 Chusovaya missile
The R-14 Chusovaya missile was a Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notably associated with the strategic nuclear buildup that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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C.
S-25 Berkut
The S-25 Berkut was an early Soviet fixed surface-to-air missile system developed in the 1950s to provide high-altitude air defense for Moscow during the Cold War.
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D.
R-12 Dvina missile
The R-12 Dvina missile was a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile central to Cold War nuclear strategy and notably deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
A3 rocket
The A3 rocket was an early experimental German ballistic missile developed in the 1930s as a precursor to the more advanced V-2 rocket.
- 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: Tsiklon-3 Target entity description: Tsiklon-3 is a Soviet-era three-stage orbital launch vehicle derived from the R-36 ICBM family, used primarily to place military and scientific satellites into low Earth orbit.
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A.
R-300 Elbrus
R-300 Elbrus is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile system, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud."
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B.
R-14 Chusovaya missile
The R-14 Chusovaya missile was a Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notably associated with the strategic nuclear buildup that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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C.
S-25 Berkut
The S-25 Berkut was an early Soviet fixed surface-to-air missile system developed in the 1950s to provide high-altitude air defense for Moscow during the Cold War.
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D.
R-12 Dvina missile
The R-12 Dvina missile was a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile central to Cold War nuclear strategy and notably deployed during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
A3 rocket
The A3 rocket was an early experimental German ballistic missile developed in the 1930s as a precursor to the more advanced V-2 rocket.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier rocket
ⓘ
expendable launch system ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | R-36 ICBM ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstStagePropellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| fuelType | UDMH ⓘ |
| guidanceType | inertial guidance system ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | three-stage ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment | ground-based launch pad ⓘ |
| launchMethod | vertical launch ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Plesetsk Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| launchVehicleRole | medium-lift launcher ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Yuzhmash
ⓘ
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| originTechnology | R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| oxidizerType | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType |
military satellite launches
ⓘ
scientific satellite launches ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| rocketFamily | Tsiklon family ⓘ |
| secondStagePropellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Tsiklon-3
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsiklon-2
|
| thirdStagePropellantType | hypergolic ⓘ |
| typicalOrbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet military
ⓘ
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| usedFor |
placing payloads into polar orbit
ⓘ
placing payloads into sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tsiklon-3 Description of subject: Tsiklon-3 is a Soviet-era three-stage orbital launch vehicle derived from the R-36 ICBM family, used primarily to place military and scientific satellites into low Earth orbit.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tsiklon-2