Energia rocket
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The Energia rocket was a powerful Soviet heavy-lift launch vehicle developed in the 1980s, best known for carrying the Buran space shuttle and for its role as a versatile super-heavy booster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Energia launch vehicle | 2 |
| Energia rocket canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8848229 — 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: Energia rocket Context triple: [Zenit rocket, relatedTo, Energia rocket]
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A.
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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B.
Redstone rocket
The Redstone rocket was an early American ballistic missile adapted by NASA as a reliable launch vehicle for the first crewed Mercury spaceflights.
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C.
Scout rocket
The Scout rocket was a small, solid-fueled American launch vehicle developed during the early space age to place scientific satellites into low Earth orbit.
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D.
Cohete
"Cohete" is a song by Shakira from her 2024 studio album "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran."
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E.
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.
- 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: Energia rocket Target entity description: The Energia rocket was a powerful Soviet heavy-lift launch vehicle developed in the 1980s, best known for carrying the Buran space shuttle and for its role as a versatile super-heavy booster.
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A.
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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B.
Redstone rocket
The Redstone rocket was an early American ballistic missile adapted by NASA as a reliable launch vehicle for the first crewed Mercury spaceflights.
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C.
Scout rocket
The Scout rocket was a small, solid-fueled American launch vehicle developed during the early space age to place scientific satellites into low Earth orbit.
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D.
Cohete
"Cohete" is a song by Shakira from her 2024 studio album "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran."
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet launch vehicle
ⓘ
expendable launch system ⓘ super heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| boosterEngine |
RD-170
ⓘ
linked to:
RD-171
|
| boosterFuel | kerosene ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Saturn V
ⓘ
Space Shuttle launch system ⓘ
linked to:
Space Shuttle stack
|
| configuration | core stage with four strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| coreEngine | RD-0120 ⓘ |
| coreStageFuel | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designer | Valentin Glushko ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| developer | NPO Energia ⓘ |
| diameter | 7.75 m ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 0 ⓘ |
| family | Energia launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1987-05-15 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchPayload | Polyus (Skif-DM) ⓘ |
| governingAgency |
Glavkosmos
ⓘ
Soviet space program ⓘ |
| height | 58.8 m ⓘ |
| intendedRole |
heavy-lift cargo to low Earth orbit
ⓘ
launcher for Soviet space shuttle ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1988-11-15 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | Baikonur-based orbits ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 250 ⓘ
linked to:
Baikonur Cosmodrome
|
| liftoffMass | ~2400 t ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NPO Energia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
launching the Buran space shuttle
ⓘ
versatile super-heavy booster design ⓘ |
| notablePayload |
Buran orbiter
ⓘ
Polyus (Skif-DM) ⓘ |
| numberOfLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | Energia–Buran program ⓘ |
| payloadToGTO | ~20000 kg ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO | ~100000 kg ⓘ |
| programStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid oxygen / kerosene (boosters)
ⓘ
liquid oxygen / liquid hydrogen (core) ⓘ |
| reasonForRetirement |
collapse of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
high operational cost ⓘ |
| secondLaunchPayload | Buran orbiter ⓘ |
| stages | 2 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian space missions (planned)
ⓘ
military payload concepts ⓘ |
| variant |
Energia-M
ⓘ
linked to:
Energia
Vulkan (proposed) ⓘ
linked to:
Vulkan
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Energia rocket Description of subject: The Energia rocket was a powerful Soviet heavy-lift launch vehicle developed in the 1980s, best known for carrying the Buran space shuttle and for its role as a versatile super-heavy booster.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Energia rocket
linked to: Energia rocket