S-160 sounding rocket
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The S-160 is a Japanese suborbital sounding rocket used for atmospheric and space science research, launched by JAXA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| S-160 sounding rocket canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4431569 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S-160 sounding rocket Context triple: [Uchinoura Space Center, launchesFromHere, S-160 sounding rocket]
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A.
S-310 sounding rocket
The S-310 is a Japanese single-stage solid-fuel sounding rocket used primarily for upper-atmosphere and microgravity research missions.
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B.
S-520 sounding rocket
The S-520 is a Japanese single-stage solid-fuel sounding rocket used for suborbital scientific experiments and atmospheric research.
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SS-520 sounding rocket
The SS-520 is a Japanese solid-fuel sounding rocket developed by JAXA, notable for being one of the smallest rockets ever used to place a satellite into orbit.
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Vanguard rocket
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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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: S-160 sounding rocket Target entity description: The S-160 is a Japanese suborbital sounding rocket used for atmospheric and space science research, launched by JAXA.
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A.
S-310 sounding rocket
The S-310 is a Japanese single-stage solid-fuel sounding rocket used primarily for upper-atmosphere and microgravity research missions.
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B.
S-520 sounding rocket
The S-520 is a Japanese single-stage solid-fuel sounding rocket used for suborbital scientific experiments and atmospheric research.
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C.
SS-520 sounding rocket
The SS-520 is a Japanese solid-fuel sounding rocket developed by JAXA, notable for being one of the smallest rockets ever used to place a satellite into orbit.
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D.
Vanguard rocket
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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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 (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sounding rocket
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suborbital rocket ⓘ |
| agencyType | government space agency ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram | Japanese sounding rocket program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| flightRegime | suborbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment |
near-space
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upper atmosphere ⓘ |
| launchesConductedBy |
JAXA
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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| launchProfile | suborbital trajectory ⓘ |
| launchSiteCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| launchType | uncrewed ⓘ |
| missionType |
scientific research
ⓘ
technology demonstration ⓘ |
| operator |
JAXA
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ |
| payloadType | scientific instruments ⓘ |
| propulsionType | solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| reusability | expendable ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
atmospheric physics
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space physics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
JAXA
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linked to:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
atmospheric research
ⓘ
space science research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: S-160 sounding rocket Description of subject: The S-160 is a Japanese suborbital sounding rocket used for atmospheric and space science research, launched by JAXA.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.