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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Team_Rocket
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gptkbp:check_in_time
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approximately 10 minutes
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gptkbp:configuration
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single stage
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gptkbp:control_system
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inertial guidance system
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gptkbp:debut
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part of the Delta launch family
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gptkbp:design
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modular design
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gptkbp:development
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1970s
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gptkbp:development_cost
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estimated at $100 million
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gptkbp:diameter
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3.05 meters
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gptkbp:elevation
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up to 1,200 km
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne
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gptkbp:engine_type
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gptkb:RL10_engine
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:1989
gptkb:2005
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gptkbp:flight_style
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over 100
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gptkbp:fuel_type
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kerosene
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gptkbp:guidance_system
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inertial navigation
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gptkbp:has_tour
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used in multiple staging configurations
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gptkbp:height
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3.1 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hercules upper stage
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Saturn_V_upper_stages
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gptkbp:launch_date
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approximately 5 per year
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gptkbp:launch_reliability
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high reliability
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Delta_IV
Delta family
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future upper stages
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:mission_type
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satellite deployment
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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GPS satellite launches
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gptkbp:number_of_engines
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1989 to 2005
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gptkbp:operational_use
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military and commercial missions
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gptkbp:payload_capacity
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5-meter diameter
up to 1,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit
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gptkbp:propulsion
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40,000 lbf
liquid oxygen and RP-1
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gptkbp:purpose
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to provide additional thrust for payload delivery
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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Centaur upper stage
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Hercules_II_upper_stage
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gptkbp:technology
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liquid propulsion technology
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gptkbp:used_for
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interplanetary missions
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gptkbp:used_in
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gptkb:Delta_II_rocket
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gptkbp:user_countries
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used by several countries
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gptkbp:weight
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1,500 kg
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nike_Hercules
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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