Vanguard rocket
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The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vanguard rocket canonical | 6 |
| Project Vanguard | 3 |
| Vanguard SLV-2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4012942 — 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: Vanguard rocket Context triple: [Vanguard program, rocketUsed, Vanguard rocket]
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Zenit rocket
The Zenit rocket is a family of Ukrainian-designed, medium-lift launch vehicles originally developed in the Soviet era and used for both government and commercial satellite launches.
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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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C.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Vanguard rocket Target entity description: The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
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A.
Zenit rocket
The Zenit rocket is a family of Ukrainian-designed, medium-lift launch vehicles originally developed in the Soviet era and used for both government and commercial satellite launches.
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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.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American launch vehicle
ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| achievedOrbitWith |
Vanguard 1 satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
Vanguard 1
|
| configuration | three-stage rocket ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedToPlace | 2.3-kilogram satellite into orbit ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Naval Research Laboratory
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| developedDuring | 1950s ⓘ |
| developedFor | United States Navy Project Vanguard ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.14 meters ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 8 ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1957-12-06 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngine | General Electric X-405 ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunchDate | 1958-03-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Jupiter-C rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Juno I
Thor-Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Thor-Delta family
|
| height | approximately 23 meters ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish Earth’s shape and gravitational field measurements
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launched the first solar-powered satellite ⓘ |
| launches | 11 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 10,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral, Florida
|
| notableLaunch |
Vanguard 1 satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
Vanguard 1
Vanguard 2 ⓘ Vanguard 3 ⓘ Vanguard TV3 ⓘ |
| notablePayload | Vanguard 1 satellite ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
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surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Navy ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | sounding rockets such as Viking ⓘ |
| programName |
United States Navy Project Vanguard
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surface form:
Project Vanguard
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| propellantType |
liquid-fueled first stage
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liquid-fueled second stage ⓘ solid-fueled third stage ⓘ |
| secondStageEngine |
Aerojet AJ10 engine family
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surface form:
Aerojet AJ10
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| stageCount | 3 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 3 ⓘ |
| successRate | approximately 27 percent ⓘ |
| thirdStageEngine | solid-propellant motor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
satellite launch
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scientific research ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | Space Race ⓘ |
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Subject: Vanguard rocket Description of subject: The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
Referenced by (10)
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