Saturn rocket family
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The Saturn rocket family was a series of powerful American launch vehicles developed by NASA in the 1960s to support the Apollo program and send astronauts to the Moon.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saturn family of launch vehicles | 3 |
| Saturn booster rocket | 1 |
| Saturn launch vehicle family | 1 |
| Saturn rocket family canonical | 1 |
| Saturn rocket program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2372443 — 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: Saturn rocket family Context triple: [Saturn I, partOf, Saturn rocket family]
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Saturn IB
Saturn IB was a two-stage American launch vehicle used by NASA in the 1960s and early 1970s to test Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit and support missions such as Apollo–Soyuz.
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Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
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Saturn I
Saturn I was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed by NASA that served as a precursor to the more powerful Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets used in the Apollo program.
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SM-65 Atlas
The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.
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Saturn V S-II second stage
The Saturn V S-II second stage was the liquid hydrogen–fueled second stage of NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket, providing the crucial mid-ascent propulsion that enabled Apollo missions to reach Earth orbit and proceed toward the Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saturn rocket family Target entity description: The Saturn rocket family was a series of powerful American launch vehicles developed by NASA in the 1960s to support the Apollo program and send astronauts to the Moon.
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Saturn IB
Saturn IB was a two-stage American launch vehicle used by NASA in the 1960s and early 1970s to test Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit and support missions such as Apollo–Soyuz.
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B.
Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
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C.
Saturn I
Saturn I was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed by NASA that served as a precursor to the more powerful Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets used in the Apollo program.
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SM-65 Atlas
The SM-65 Atlas was the United States’ first operational intercontinental ballistic missile, later adapted as a pioneering space launch vehicle in the early space program.
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Saturn V S-II second stage
The Saturn V S-II second stage was the liquid hydrogen–fueled second stage of NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket, providing the crucial mid-ascent propulsion that enabled Apollo missions to reach Earth orbit and proceed toward the Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
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expendable launch vehicle ⓘ expendable launch vehicle family ⓘ orbital launch vehicle family ⓘ super heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| chiefDesigner | Wernher von Braun ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designCenter | Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ |
| developedForProgram |
Apollo program
ⓘ
Skylab program ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| developer | NASA ⓘ |
| era | Space Race ⓘ |
| firstCrewedLaunchVehicle |
Saturn I
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Saturn IB ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate |
1961-10-27
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1966-02-26 ⓘ 1967-11-09 ⓘ |
| firstLunarLandingLaunchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| height | 110.6 m ⓘ |
| lastFlightDate |
1965-07-30
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1973-05-14 ⓘ 1975-07-15 ⓘ |
| launchedMission |
Apollo 11
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Apollo 13 ⓘ Apollo 17 ⓘ Apollo 8 ⓘ |
| launches |
10
ⓘ
13 ⓘ 9 ⓘ |
| liftoffMass | about 2,970,000 kg ⓘ |
| liftoffThrust | about 34,000 kN ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Apollo 11
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Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ Skylab 1 ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Saturn I
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Saturn IB ⓘ Saturn V ⓘ |
| numberOfStages |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
launch heavy payloads to Earth orbit
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send astronauts to the Moon ⓘ |
| propellantType |
RP-1 kerosene
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liquid hydrogen ⓘ liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches |
10
ⓘ
13 ⓘ 9 ⓘ |
| successor |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
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| usedFor |
Apollo program
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surface form:
Apollo Earth-orbital missions
Apollo hardware testing ⓘ Apollo program ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo lunar missions
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ Skylab crewed launches ⓘ Skylab orbital workshop launch ⓘ suborbital test flights ⓘ |
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Subject: Saturn rocket family Description of subject: The Saturn rocket family was a series of powerful American launch vehicles developed by NASA in the 1960s to support the Apollo program and send astronauts to the Moon.
Referenced by (7)
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