AJ-60A solid rocket booster
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The AJ-60A solid rocket booster is a large strap-on booster used primarily on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket to provide additional thrust during liftoff.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| AJ-60A solid rocket booster canonical | 3 |
| AJ-60A solid rocket boosters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: AJ-60A solid rocket booster Context triple: [Aerojet Rocketdyne, notableProduct, AJ-60A solid rocket booster]
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Solid Rocket Booster
The Solid Rocket Booster is a large, reusable solid-fuel rocket used to provide the majority of thrust during the initial phase of a space shuttle’s ascent.
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SLS solid rocket boosters
The SLS solid rocket boosters are powerful, expendable strap-on boosters used on NASA’s Space Launch System to provide the majority of thrust during the initial phase of launch for Artemis missions to the Moon.
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LC-39A
LC-39A is a historic launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, used for Apollo Moon missions, Space Shuttle flights, and later commercial launches including SpaceX Falcon rockets.
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LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: AJ-60A solid rocket booster Target entity description: The AJ-60A solid rocket booster is a large strap-on booster used primarily on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket to provide additional thrust during liftoff.
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A.
Solid Rocket Booster
The Solid Rocket Booster is a large, reusable solid-fuel rocket used to provide the majority of thrust during the initial phase of a space shuttle’s ascent.
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B.
SLS solid rocket boosters
The SLS solid rocket boosters are powerful, expendable strap-on boosters used on NASA’s Space Launch System to provide the majority of thrust during the initial phase of launch for Artemis missions to the Moon.
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C.
LC-39A
LC-39A is a historic launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, used for Apollo Moon missions, Space Shuttle flights, and later commercial launches including SpaceX Falcon rockets.
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D.
LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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E.
R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket engine
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solid rocket booster ⓘ strap-on booster ⓘ |
| application |
heavy payload launches
ⓘ
high-energy orbits ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram | Atlas program ⓘ |
| control |
fixed burn profile
ⓘ
no throttle capability ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| design | cylindrical solid motor with aft nozzle ⓘ |
| developedFor |
Atlas V
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surface form:
Atlas V launch system
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| expendableLaunchSystemComponent |
Atlas V
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surface form:
Atlas V launch vehicle
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| family | AJ-60 series ⓘ |
| ignition | ground-ignited at liftoff ⓘ |
| integration | attached to Atlas V core stage ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | up to five boosters on a single Atlas V ⓘ |
| launchSiteUsage |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily |
Atlas V
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surface form:
Atlas V family
|
| launchVehicleOperator | United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Aerojet Rocketdyne ⓘ |
| missionProfile | expendable use ⓘ |
| missionTypes |
commercial satellite launches
ⓘ
defense and national security missions ⓘ government satellite launches ⓘ interplanetary missions ⓘ |
| mountingConfiguration | strap-on ⓘ |
| nozzleType | fixed solid rocket nozzle ⓘ |
| operator | United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | provide additional thrust during liftoff ⓘ |
| propellantState | solid ⓘ |
| propellantType | solid propellant ⓘ |
| propulsionManufacturer | Aerojet Rocketdyne ⓘ |
| propulsionType | solid rocket propulsion ⓘ |
| reusability | non-reusable ⓘ |
| roleOnAtlasV | augment core stage thrust ⓘ |
| separationEvent | jettisoned after burnout ⓘ |
| separationMethod | pyrotechnic separation system ⓘ |
| staging | single-stage booster ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| thrustVectorControl | flexible nozzle ⓘ |
| typicalUsagePhase | first stage ascent ⓘ |
| usedBy | United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| usedFor |
orbital launch
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space launch missions ⓘ |
| usedOnLaunchVehicle | Atlas V ⓘ |
| usedOnVariant |
Atlas V 400 series
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Atlas V 500 series ⓘ |
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Subject: AJ-60A solid rocket booster Description of subject: The AJ-60A solid rocket booster is a large strap-on booster used primarily on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket to provide additional thrust during liftoff.
Referenced by (4)
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