Launch Complex 13
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Launch Complex 13 is a historic Cape Canaveral launch site originally used for early Atlas rocket missions during the Cold War and later repurposed for modern commercial spaceflight operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Launch Complex 13 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9413810 — 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: Launch Complex 13 Context triple: [Landing Zone 1, previouslyKnownAs, Launch Complex 13]
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A.
Launch Complex 19
Launch Complex 19 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used primarily for NASA’s Project Gemini crewed spaceflights in the 1960s.
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B.
Launch Complex 18
Launch Complex 18 is a former U.S. launch facility at Cape Canaveral used primarily for early missile and space vehicle tests during the Cold War era.
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C.
Launch Complex 40
Launch Complex 40 is a historic launch site at Cape Canaveral used for numerous U.S. military and commercial rocket missions, now notably serving as a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch pad.
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D.
Launch Complex 41
Launch Complex 41 is a Cape Canaveral launch site historically used for major NASA planetary missions, including the Viking 1 Mars lander.
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E.
Launch Complex 5
Launch Complex 5 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used for early U.S. Redstone rocket missions, including crewed Project Mercury flights.
- 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: Launch Complex 13 Target entity description: Launch Complex 13 is a historic Cape Canaveral launch site originally used for early Atlas rocket missions during the Cold War and later repurposed for modern commercial spaceflight operations.
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A.
Launch Complex 19
Launch Complex 19 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used primarily for NASA’s Project Gemini crewed spaceflights in the 1960s.
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B.
Launch Complex 18
Launch Complex 18 is a former U.S. launch facility at Cape Canaveral used primarily for early missile and space vehicle tests during the Cold War era.
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C.
Launch Complex 40
Launch Complex 40 is a historic launch site at Cape Canaveral used for numerous U.S. military and commercial rocket missions, now notably serving as a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch pad.
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D.
Launch Complex 41
Launch Complex 41 is a Cape Canaveral launch site historically used for major NASA planetary missions, including the Viking 1 Mars lander.
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E.
Launch Complex 5
Launch Complex 5 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used for early U.S. Redstone rocket missions, including crewed Project Mercury flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
rocket launch site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cape Canaveral LC-13
ⓘ
LC-13 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA
U.S. Air Force Ballistic Missile Division ⓘ |
| builtFor | Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile program ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environment | coastal launch site ⓘ |
| geographicFeature |
concrete launch pad
ⓘ
steel gantry structures ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
blockhouse
ⓘ
launch pad ⓘ service structures ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic launch complex ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
supporting development of Atlas-based launch vehicles
ⓘ
testing of early U.S. strategic missile capability ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | Atlantic downrange corridor ⓘ |
| launchPadNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brevard County, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Brevard County
Cape Canaveral ⓘ Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ |
| near | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Atlas ICBM test flights
ⓘ
early U.S. space launch development ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Space Force
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Space Force
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cape Canaveral launch complexes 1–40 group
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Canaveral launch complexes
Eastern Range ⓘ |
| primaryLaunchVehicleType | liquid-fueled rocket ⓘ |
| region |
Florida Space Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Space Coast
|
| repurposedFor |
commercial launch operations
ⓘ
modern commercial spaceflight ⓘ |
| rocketFamily |
Atlas D
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlas
Atlas E ⓘ
linked to:
Atlas
Atlas F ⓘ SM-65 Atlas ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned as a government launch pad
ⓘ
repurposed for commercial spaceflight operations ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPrimaryUse |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Atlas rocket launches
ⓘ
orbital launch operations ⓘ suborbital test launches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Launch Complex 13 Description of subject: Launch Complex 13 is a historic Cape Canaveral launch site originally used for early Atlas rocket missions during the Cold War and later repurposed for modern commercial spaceflight operations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.