Vostok-L rocket
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The Vostok-L rocket was an early Soviet launch vehicle used in the late 1950s and early 1960s to test and develop the technology that would later support human spaceflight in the Vostok program.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vostok-L rocket canonical | 4 |
| Vostok rocket family | 2 |
| Vostok launch vehicle | 1 |
| Vostok rocket | 1 |
| Vostok rocket development programme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1855061 — 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.
Target entity: Vostok-L rocket Context triple: [Vostok-K rocket, derivedFrom, Vostok-L rocket]
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A.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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B.
Molniya-M rocket
The Molniya-M rocket was a Soviet expendable launch vehicle widely used during the Cold War era to place communications, navigation, and scientific satellites into highly elliptical Molniya orbits.
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C.
Soyuz rocket
The Soyuz rocket is a long-serving Russian expendable launch vehicle renowned for reliably transporting crews and cargo to low Earth orbit, including missions to the International Space Station.
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D.
Proton rocket
The Proton rocket is a heavy-lift Russian expendable launch vehicle widely used to place large payloads, including space station modules and communications satellites, into orbit.
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E.
Zenit rocket
The Zenit rocket is a family of Ukrainian-designed, medium-lift launch vehicles originally developed in the Soviet era and used for both government and commercial satellite launches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Vostok-L rocket Target entity description: The Vostok-L rocket was an early Soviet launch vehicle used in the late 1950s and early 1960s to test and develop the technology that would later support human spaceflight in the Vostok program.
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A.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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B.
Molniya-M rocket
The Molniya-M rocket was a Soviet expendable launch vehicle widely used during the Cold War era to place communications, navigation, and scientific satellites into highly elliptical Molniya orbits.
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C.
Soyuz rocket
The Soyuz rocket is a long-serving Russian expendable launch vehicle renowned for reliably transporting crews and cargo to low Earth orbit, including missions to the International Space Station.
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D.
Proton rocket
The Proton rocket is a heavy-lift Russian expendable launch vehicle widely used to place large payloads, including space station modules and communications satellites, into orbit.
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E.
Zenit rocket
The Zenit rocket is a family of Ukrainian-designed, medium-lift launch vehicles originally developed in the Soviet era and used for both government and commercial satellite launches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch system
ⓘ
launch vehicle ⓘ orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
8K72K
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surface form:
8K72
|
| boosterEngineType | RD-107 ⓘ |
| configuration | core stage with four strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| coreEngineType |
RD-107
ⓘ
surface form:
RD-108
|
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Luna rocket
ⓘ
R-7 Semyorka rocket ⓘ
surface form:
R-7 Semyorka
|
| designer | Sergei Korolev ⓘ |
| developedFor |
biological test flights prior to human spaceflight
ⓘ
testing Vostok spacecraft systems ⓘ |
| diameter | about 2.95 m (core stage) ⓘ |
| family |
R-7 Semyorka rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
R-7 rocket family
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| firstFlightDate | 1960-05-15 ⓘ |
| fuel | RP-1 kerosene ⓘ |
| height | about 30 m ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate | 1960-12-01 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | low Earth orbit inclinations ⓘ |
| launchMass | about 280000 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ
surface form:
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5
|
| manufacturer | OKB-1 ⓘ |
| notablePayload |
Korabl-Sputnik 1
ⓘ
Sputnik 2 ⓘ
surface form:
Korabl-Sputnik 2
|
| numberOfFailedLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfLaunches | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSuccessfulLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO | about 4725 kg ⓘ |
| precededBy | Luna rocket ⓘ |
| program |
Vostok programme
ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok program
|
| propellantType | liquid oxygen/kerosene ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | precursor to human spaceflight in Vostok program ⓘ |
| stages | 2 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Vostok-K rocket
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surface form:
Vostok-K
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| successRate | 50 percent ⓘ |
| usedFor |
development of human spaceflight technology
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launching Korabl-Sputnik missions ⓘ launching prototype Vostok spacecraft ⓘ test flights for Vostok program ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
early 1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
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Subject: Vostok-L rocket Description of subject: The Vostok-L rocket was an early Soviet launch vehicle used in the late 1950s and early 1960s to test and develop the technology that would later support human spaceflight in the Vostok program.
Referenced by (9)
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