Orion Stage Adapter
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The Orion Stage Adapter is a structural component of NASA’s Space Launch System that connects the rocket’s upper stage to the Orion spacecraft while housing secondary payloads such as small satellites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orion Stage Adapter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3131024 — 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: Orion Stage Adapter Context triple: [Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage, separationInterface, Orion Stage Adapter]
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A.
Orbital Launch Mount
The Orbital Launch Mount is the massive steel launch platform at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, designed to support and service Starship/Super Heavy rockets during liftoff.
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B.
AP-3C Orion
The AP-3C Orion is a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft, extensively used for long-range surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
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C.
Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter
The Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter is a U.S. Space Force payload platform designed to carry and maneuver small satellites in orbit for extended missions using its own propulsion system.
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D.
Orion spacecraft
The Orion spacecraft is NASA’s next-generation crewed space vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on deep-space missions, including journeys to the Moon and eventually Mars.
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E.
Orion Assembly
Orion Assembly is a General Motors automobile manufacturing plant in Orion Township, Michigan, known for producing various GM models over the decades.
- 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: Orion Stage Adapter Target entity description: The Orion Stage Adapter is a structural component of NASA’s Space Launch System that connects the rocket’s upper stage to the Orion spacecraft while housing secondary payloads such as small satellites.
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A.
Orbital Launch Mount
The Orbital Launch Mount is the massive steel launch platform at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, designed to support and service Starship/Super Heavy rockets during liftoff.
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B.
AP-3C Orion
The AP-3C Orion is a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft, extensively used for long-range surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
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C.
Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter
The Long Duration Propulsive EELV Secondary Payload Adapter is a U.S. Space Force payload platform designed to carry and maneuver small satellites in orbit for extended missions using its own propulsion system.
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D.
Orion spacecraft
The Orion spacecraft is NASA’s next-generation crewed space vehicle designed to carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit on deep-space missions, including journeys to the Moon and eventually Mars.
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E.
Orion Assembly
Orion Assembly is a General Motors automobile manufacturing plant in Orion Township, Michigan, known for producing various GM models over the decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch vehicle structure
ⓘ
spacecraft adapter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | OSA ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Exploration Mission-1 ⓘ |
| carries |
CubeSats
ⓘ
secondary payloads ⓘ small satellites ⓘ |
| connects |
Orion spacecraft
ⓘ
Exploration Upper Stage ⓘ
surface form:
Space Launch System upper stage
|
| contains |
avionics for payload deployment
ⓘ
secondary payload deployment systems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
deep space missions
ⓘ
lunar missions ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand |
launch loads
ⓘ
vibration environment of SLS launch ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Marshall Space Flight Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
|
| ensures | load transfer between upper stage and Orion ⓘ |
| function |
secondary payload carrier
ⓘ
structural connection between upper stage and spacecraft ⓘ |
| launchEnvironment | expendable component ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Launch System ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
ⓘ
Orion spacecraft ⓘ |
| manufacturedBy | Boeing ⓘ |
| material | aluminum-lithium alloy ⓘ |
| missionPhase | used during ascent ⓘ |
| missionRole |
deploy secondary payloads to deep space trajectories
ⓘ
provide structural interface for Orion spacecraft ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Launch System ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
|
| program | Artemis program ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
ⓘ
surface form:
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage adapter
Orion spacecraft adapter cone ⓘ |
| separatesFrom | Orion spacecraft after upper stage burn ⓘ |
| shape | conical adapter ⓘ |
| standardPayloadCapacity | 13 CubeSat slots ⓘ |
| supportsMission |
Artemis I
ⓘ
Artemis II ⓘ Artemis III ⓘ |
| usedFor | integration of Orion with SLS upper stage ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Space Launch System
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Launch System Block 1
Space Launch System ⓘ
surface form:
Space Launch System Block 1B
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orion Stage Adapter Description of subject: The Orion Stage Adapter is a structural component of NASA’s Space Launch System that connects the rocket’s upper stage to the Orion spacecraft while housing secondary payloads such as small satellites.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.