SM-65 Atlas
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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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SM-65 Atlas canonical | 4 |
| Atlas rocket | 2 |
| SM-65 Atlas ICBM | 2 |
| Atlas missile program | 1 |
| Mercury-Atlas rocket | 1 |
| SM-65 Atlas ballistic missile | 1 |
| SM-65 Atlas program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T413171 — 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: SM-65 Atlas Context triple: [Atlas-Centaur, developedFrom, SM-65 Atlas]
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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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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.
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C.
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 bomber
The Vulcan bomber was a British Royal Air Force delta-wing strategic jet bomber, famed for its long-range Black Buck raids during the Falklands War.
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E.
V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket was a German World War II ballistic missile and the world’s first long-range guided rocket weapon, pioneering technologies later used in space exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: SM-65 Atlas Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Vulcan bomber
The Vulcan bomber was a British Royal Air Force delta-wing strategic jet bomber, famed for its long-range Black Buck raids during the Falklands War.
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E.
V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket was a German World War II ballistic missile and the world’s first long-range guided rocket weapon, pioneering technologies later used in space exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
space launch vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Atlas ICBM ⓘ |
| configuration | stage-and-a-half ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deploymentMode |
above-ground launchers
ⓘ
coffin-type shelters ⓘ silo-lift launchers ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| developedUnderProgram | Weapon System 107A-1 ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer |
Aerojet Rocketdyne
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surface form:
Rocketdyne
|
| engineType | liquid-fuel rocket engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1959 ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1957-06-11 ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulICBMFlightDate | 1958-12-17 ⓘ |
| fuel | RP-1 kerosene ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
inertial guidance
ⓘ
radio-inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchedAstronaut | John Glenn ⓘ |
| launchedMission | Mercury-Atlas 6 ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
| manufacturer | Convair ⓘ |
| maximumRange | approximately 9000 miles ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
balloon tank stainless-steel structure
ⓘ
thin-wall pressure-stabilized tanks ⓘ |
| notableLaunch | Friendship 7 ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOf | United States nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| programStart | early 1950s ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| retiredFromICBMService | 1965 ⓘ |
| role |
orbital launch vehicle
ⓘ
strategic missile ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Titan II ICBM ⓘ |
| successorAsLaunchVehicle |
Atlas LV-3B
ⓘ
Atlas-Agena ⓘ Atlas-Centaur ⓘ |
| usedAsLaunchVehicleFor |
Mercury program
ⓘ
Project Mercury crewed missions ⓘ early communications satellites ⓘ early weather satellites ⓘ scientific satellites ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cold War ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
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Subject: SM-65 Atlas Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.