SA-9
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SA-9 is a mission or operation designation associated with the S-I rocket stage program in early U.S. spaceflight development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SA-9 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10999086 — 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: SA-9 Context triple: [S-I, usedInMission, SA-9]
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A.
SA-8
SA-8 is a mission or operation designation, likely referring to a specific spaceflight or aerospace mission within the S-I program.
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B.
SA-5
SA-5 is a track from Beck’s acclaimed 1996 album "Odelay," known for its eclectic, sample-heavy alternative rock sound.
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C.
SA-6
SA-6 is a Soviet-era mobile surface-to-air missile system, known by the NATO reporting name "Gainful," designed to engage low- to medium-altitude aircraft.
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D.
SA-4
SA-4 was an early uncrewed Saturn I test flight in NASA’s Apollo program, used to validate the rocket’s performance and systems before crewed missions.
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E.
SA-10
SA-10 is a specific aircraft (or spacecraft) designation known primarily as the final vehicle flown by the pilot or mission labeled S-I.
- 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: SA-9 Target entity description: SA-9 is a mission or operation designation associated with the S-I rocket stage program in early U.S. spaceflight development.
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A.
SA-8
SA-8 is a mission or operation designation, likely referring to a specific spaceflight or aerospace mission within the S-I program.
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B.
SA-5
SA-5 is a track from Beck’s acclaimed 1996 album "Odelay," known for its eclectic, sample-heavy alternative rock sound.
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C.
SA-6
SA-6 is a Soviet-era mobile surface-to-air missile system, known by the NATO reporting name "Gainful," designed to engage low- to medium-altitude aircraft.
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D.
SA-4
SA-4 was an early uncrewed Saturn I test flight in NASA’s Apollo program, used to validate the rocket’s performance and systems before crewed missions.
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E.
SA-10
SA-10 is a specific aircraft (or spacecraft) designation known primarily as the final vehicle flown by the pilot or mission labeled S-I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Saturn I mission
ⓘ
uncrewed spaceflight mission ⓘ |
| agencyProgram |
NASA Apollo program
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo program
|
| apogee | approximately 740 kilometers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | uncrewed ⓘ |
| dataUse | design of Apollo spacecraft micrometeoroid protection ⓘ |
| designation | Saturn-Apollo 9 ⓘ |
| era | early 1960s space race ⓘ |
| firstStageEngines | 8 H-1 engines ⓘ |
| firstStagePropellant | RP-1 and liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 31.7 degrees ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1965-02-16 ⓘ |
| launchOutcome | success ⓘ |
| launchPad | LC-37B ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Canaveral
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 37B ⓘ |
| launchTimeUTC | 14:37:02 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn I ⓘ |
| launchVehicleStage |
S-I first stage
ⓘ
S-IV second stage ⓘ
linked to:
S-IV
|
| micrometeoroidExperiment | Pegasus deployable wing detectors ⓘ |
| missionDuration | Pegasus 1 operational for several years in orbit ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | success ⓘ |
| missionType |
Apollo boilerplate test
ⓘ
suborbital test flight ⓘ |
| nextMission | SA-10 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
early validation of Apollo spacecraft structural design
ⓘ
first Pegasus micrometeoroid satellite launch ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 97 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Apollo program test flights
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo program
Saturn I program ⓘ
linked to:
Saturn I
|
| payload |
Apollo boilerplate command and service module BP-16
ⓘ
Pegasus 1 micrometeoroid detection satellite ⓘ
linked to:
Pegasus micrometeoroid satellites
|
| payloadMass | approximately 16,965 kilograms ⓘ |
| perigee | approximately 502 kilometers ⓘ |
| previousMission | SA-8 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
deploy Pegasus 1 for micrometeoroid environment studies
ⓘ
test Saturn I Block II vehicle performance ⓘ |
| programSequence | ninth Saturn I flight ⓘ |
| rocketConfiguration |
Saturn I Block II
ⓘ
linked to:
Saturn I
|
| secondaryObjective | test Apollo boilerplate spacecraft and launch escape system ⓘ |
| secondStageEngines | 6 RL10A-3 engines ⓘ |
| secondStagePropellant | liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Apollo boilerplate spacecraft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SA-9 Description of subject: SA-9 is a mission or operation designation associated with the S-I rocket stage program in early U.S. spaceflight development.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.