Atlas-Centaur family
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The Atlas-Centaur family is a series of American expendable launch vehicles that combined Atlas booster stages with Centaur upper stages to place satellites and interplanetary probes into orbit and deep space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlas-Centaur family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11746042 — 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: Atlas-Centaur family Context triple: [Atlas LV-3C Centaur, family, Atlas-Centaur family]
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A.
Voyager family
The Voyager family is a series of high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit trains used in the United Kingdom for intercity passenger services.
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B.
Haumea family
The Haumea family is a group of trans-Neptunian objects that share similar orbital characteristics and surface properties, believed to be fragments from a past collision involving the dwarf planet Haumea.
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C.
Minotaur rocket family
The Minotaur rocket family is a series of U.S. expendable launch vehicles that repurpose decommissioned ballistic missile stages to place small satellites into orbit for military and government missions.
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D.
Titan IVB/Centaur
Titan IVB/Centaur was a heavy-lift U.S. expendable launch vehicle configuration that combined the Titan IVB rocket with a Centaur upper stage to send large payloads, such as the Cassini–Huygens spacecraft, on deep-space missions.
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E.
Vega family
The Vega family is a prominent fictional Californio family in Johnston McCulley’s Zorro stories, known for their social standing and connection to the hero Don Diego de la Vega.
- 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: Atlas-Centaur family Target entity description: The Atlas-Centaur family is a series of American expendable launch vehicles that combined Atlas booster stages with Centaur upper stages to place satellites and interplanetary probes into orbit and deep space.
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A.
Voyager family
The Voyager family is a series of high-speed diesel-electric multiple unit trains used in the United Kingdom for intercity passenger services.
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B.
Haumea family
The Haumea family is a group of trans-Neptunian objects that share similar orbital characteristics and surface properties, believed to be fragments from a past collision involving the dwarf planet Haumea.
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C.
Minotaur rocket family
The Minotaur rocket family is a series of U.S. expendable launch vehicles that repurpose decommissioned ballistic missile stages to place small satellites into orbit for military and government missions.
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D.
Titan IVB/Centaur
Titan IVB/Centaur was a heavy-lift U.S. expendable launch vehicle configuration that combined the Titan IVB rocket with a Centaur upper stage to send large payloads, such as the Cassini–Huygens spacecraft, on deep-space missions.
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E.
Vega family
The Vega family is a prominent fictional Californio family in Johnston McCulley’s Zorro stories, known for their social standing and connection to the hero Don Diego de la Vega.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American launch vehicle family
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expendable launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedFrom | Atlas missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyIncludes |
Atlas-Centaur G
NERFINISHED
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Atlas-Centaur I NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas-Centaur II NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas-Centaur III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStage | Atlas booster stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchesProbes | interplanetary probes ⓘ |
| launchesSatellites |
communications satellites
ⓘ
military satellites ⓘ weather satellites ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Convair
NERFINISHED
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General Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePayload |
Intelsat communications satellites
NERFINISHED
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Mariner interplanetary probes NERFINISHED ⓘ Pioneer interplanetary probes ⓘ Surveyor lunar landers NERFINISHED ⓘ TDRS communications satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Atlas G Centaur
NERFINISHED
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Atlas I Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas II Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas IIA Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas IIAS Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas III Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas IIIA Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas IIIB Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlas SLV-3C Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA
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United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| propellantTypeUpperStage |
liquid hydrogen
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Atlas V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyFeature |
cryogenic upper stage
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pressure-stabilized first stage ⓘ |
| upperStage | Centaur upper stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
interplanetary launch vehicle
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orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geostationary transfer orbit missions
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planetary exploration missions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atlas-Centaur family Description of subject: The Atlas-Centaur family is a series of American expendable launch vehicles that combined Atlas booster stages with Centaur upper stages to place satellites and interplanetary probes into orbit and deep space.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.