Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula is Rocket Lab’s primary private orbital launch site used mainly for Electron small satellite missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10072618 — 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 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand Context triple: [Rocket Lab, hasLaunchSite, Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand]
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A.
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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B.
Launch Complex 39C
Launch Complex 39C is a small launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center designed to support launches of small-class commercial and government rockets.
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C.
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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D.
Launch Complex 39
Launch Complex 39 is a major NASA launch facility at Kennedy Space Center, best known as the departure site for Apollo Moon missions and Space Shuttle flights.
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E.
Launch Complex 13
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.
- 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 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand Target entity description: Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula is Rocket Lab’s primary private orbital launch site used mainly for Electron small satellite missions.
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A.
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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B.
Launch Complex 39C
Launch Complex 39C is a small launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center designed to support launches of small-class commercial and government rockets.
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C.
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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D.
Launch Complex 39
Launch Complex 39 is a major NASA launch facility at Kennedy Space Center, best known as the departure site for Apollo Moon missions and Space Shuttle flights.
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E.
Launch Complex 13
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orbital launch site
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spaceport ⓘ |
| advantage |
low air and marine traffic
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remote location for safety ⓘ wide range of orbital inclinations ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
integration facilities
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mission control facilities ⓘ range safety systems ⓘ tracking and telemetry systems ⓘ |
| hasSubfacility |
Launch Complex 1A
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Launch Complex 1B ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthCapability |
high-inclination orbits
ⓘ
mid-inclination orbits ⓘ sun-synchronous orbits ⓘ |
| launchDirection | over open ocean ⓘ |
| launchPadFor |
Electron small-lift launch vehicle
ⓘ
linked to:
Electron launch vehicle
Photon spacecraft missions ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | Rocket Lab ⓘ |
| launchSiteType | private orbital launch site ⓘ |
| launchVehicleClass | small-lift launch vehicles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hawke's Bay Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mahia Peninsula
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linked to:
Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
|
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first private orbital launch sites
ⓘ
frequent dedicated small-satellite launches ⓘ |
| operator | Rocket Lab ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Rocket Lab ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rocket Lab global launch infrastructure
ⓘ
linked to:
Rocket Lab
|
| primaryLaunchVehicle | Electron ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsMissionProfile |
constellation deployment missions
ⓘ
dedicated single-customer missions ⓘ rideshare missions ⓘ |
| supportsOrbitType |
high-inclination orbit
ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial customers
ⓘ
defense customers ⓘ government agencies ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Earth observation missions
ⓘ
commercial small satellite launches ⓘ government small satellite launches ⓘ space science missions ⓘ technology demonstration missions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand Description of subject: Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula is Rocket Lab’s primary private orbital launch site used mainly for Electron small satellite missions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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RKLB