Ares V (cancelled)
E323528
Ares V was a planned but ultimately cancelled heavy-lift launch vehicle under NASA’s Constellation program, intended to support human missions beyond low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ares V | 2 |
| Ares V (cancelled) canonical | 1 |
| Ares V mission (planned) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3064215 — 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: Ares V (cancelled) Context triple: [Space Launch System, replaces, Ares V (cancelled)]
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A.
Delta IV Heavy
Delta IV Heavy is a powerful American expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by United Launch Alliance, known for carrying large payloads to orbit and supporting national security and scientific missions.
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B.
Space Launch System
The Space Launch System is NASA’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket designed to carry astronauts and large payloads beyond low Earth orbit, including missions to the Moon and eventually Mars.
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C.
Atlas V
Atlas V is an expendable, medium- to heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by United Launch Alliance and widely used for deploying satellites and space probes into orbit.
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D.
Atlas LV-3C Centaur
Atlas LV-3C Centaur was an early American launch vehicle configuration that first successfully demonstrated the Centaur high-energy upper stage for NASA missions in the 1960s.
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E.
Vulcan Centaur
Vulcan Centaur is United Launch Alliance’s next-generation, two-stage heavy-lift rocket designed to replace Atlas V and Delta IV for a wide range of commercial, government, and deep-space missions.
- 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: Ares V (cancelled) Target entity description: Ares V was a planned but ultimately cancelled heavy-lift launch vehicle under NASA’s Constellation program, intended to support human missions beyond low Earth orbit.
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A.
Delta IV Heavy
Delta IV Heavy is a powerful American expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by United Launch Alliance, known for carrying large payloads to orbit and supporting national security and scientific missions.
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B.
Space Launch System
The Space Launch System is NASA’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket designed to carry astronauts and large payloads beyond low Earth orbit, including missions to the Moon and eventually Mars.
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C.
Atlas V
Atlas V is an expendable, medium- to heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by United Launch Alliance and widely used for deploying satellites and space probes into orbit.
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D.
Atlas LV-3C Centaur
Atlas LV-3C Centaur was an early American launch vehicle configuration that first successfully demonstrated the Centaur high-energy upper stage for NASA missions in the 1960s.
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E.
Vulcan Centaur
Vulcan Centaur is United Launch Alliance’s next-generation, two-stage heavy-lift rocket designed to replace Atlas V and Delta IV for a wide range of commercial, government, and deep-space missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cancelled launch vehicle
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expendable launch system ⓘ heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin
|
| boosterCount | 2 ⓘ |
| boosterType | solid rocket booster ⓘ |
| cancellationAdministration |
Barack Obama presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Obama administration
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| cancellationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | termination of Constellation program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedToSupport | Orion spacecraft missions ⓘ |
| designFamily | Ares launch vehicles ⓘ |
| designGoal |
enable sustained lunar presence
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exceed Saturn V payload capability ⓘ |
| designPayloadToLEO | approximately 180000 kg ⓘ |
| designPayloadToTransLunarInjection | approximately 65000 kg ⓘ |
| developmentPhaseAtCancellation | preliminary design ⓘ |
| fairingDiameterPlanned | 10 m ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineCount | 5 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType |
RS-68 engine
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surface form:
RS-68
|
| firstStageType | liquid-fueled core stage ⓘ |
| heightPlanned | about 116 m ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
beyond low Earth orbit missions
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cargo transport ⓘ human spaceflight support ⓘ lunar missions ⓘ |
| launchSitesPlanned |
Kennedy Space Center LC-39
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surface form:
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
|
| massAtLiftoffPlanned | about 3900000 kg ⓘ |
| missionArchitecture | lunar orbit rendezvous ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ares
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surface form:
Ares, the Greek god of war
|
| neverLaunched | true ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Constellation program ⓘ |
| primaryMissionProfile |
launch Altair lunar lander
ⓘ
launch Earth Departure Stage ⓘ |
| programCancelledBy |
United States government
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surface form:
U.S. government
|
| programStart | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| propellantTypeFirstStage |
liquid hydrogen
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantTypeUpperStage |
liquid hydrogen
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| relatedVehicle | Ares I ⓘ |
| stageConfiguration | two-stage-to-orbit ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| successor | Space Launch System ⓘ |
| upperStageEngineType |
J-2
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surface form:
J-2X
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| upperStageType | Earth Departure Stage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ares V (cancelled) Description of subject: Ares V was a planned but ultimately cancelled heavy-lift launch vehicle under NASA’s Constellation program, intended to support human missions beyond low Earth orbit.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ares V
this entity surface form:
Ares V
this entity surface form:
Ares V mission (planned)