Angara
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Angara is a family of Russian modular space-launch vehicles designed to provide flexible, modern access to orbit from sites such as the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angara canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3937831 — 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: Angara Context triple: [Plesetsk Cosmodrome, launchVehicleUsed, Angara]
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A.
Angara River
The Angara River is a major river in Siberia that flows northward from Lake Baikal through Irkutsk Oblast before joining the Yenisei River.
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B.
Upper Angara River
The Upper Angara River is a major Siberian river in Russia that flows through Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai before emptying into Lake Baikal.
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C.
Yenisei River
The Yenisei River is one of the longest rivers in Asia, flowing northward through Siberia to the Arctic Ocean and forming a major part of the central Eurasian river system.
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D.
Bolshaya Urta River
The Bolshaya Urta River is a smaller watercourse in Russia that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the Samara River system.
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E.
Tunguska River
The Tunguska River is a river in the Russian Far East that flows through the sparsely populated taiga landscapes of Khabarovsk Krai before joining larger regional waterways.
- 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: Angara Target entity description: Angara is a family of Russian modular space-launch vehicles designed to provide flexible, modern access to orbit from sites such as the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
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A.
Angara River
The Angara River is a major river in Siberia that flows northward from Lake Baikal through Irkutsk Oblast before joining the Yenisei River.
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B.
Upper Angara River
The Upper Angara River is a major Siberian river in Russia that flows through Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai before emptying into Lake Baikal.
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C.
Yenisei River
The Yenisei River is one of the longest rivers in Asia, flowing northward through Siberia to the Arctic Ocean and forming a major part of the central Eurasian river system.
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D.
Bolshaya Urta River
The Bolshaya Urta River is a smaller watercourse in Russia that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the Samara River system.
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E.
Tunguska River
The Tunguska River is a river in the Russian Far East that flows through the sparsely populated taiga landscapes of Khabarovsk Krai before joining larger regional waterways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch system
ⓘ
family of space-launch vehicles ⓘ |
| capability |
launch to geostationary transfer orbit
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launch to low Earth orbit ⓘ launch to sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| configurationType | modular launch vehicle family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| designer | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
modular scalability of payload capacity
ⓘ
reduce dependence on Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ use non-toxic propellants ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Angara 1.1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Angara 1.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Angara A3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Angara A5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Angara A5M NERFINISHED ⓘ Angara A5V NERFINISHED ⓘ Angara A7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2014-07-09 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchSite | Plesetsk Cosmodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedToReplace |
Proton-K
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proton-M NERFINISHED ⓘ Zenit launch vehicle ⓘ |
| launchSite | Vostochny Cosmodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamilyFor |
Russian military payloads
ⓘ
civilian satellites ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Angara 1.2PP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Angara A5/Briz-M NERFINISHED ⓘ Angara A5/Persei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Roscosmos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Space Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEngine | RD-191 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType | kerosene/LOX ⓘ |
| purpose |
orbital launch
ⓘ
replacement for Proton launch vehicle ⓘ |
| stageCount |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successorTo | UR-500 (Proton) design line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperStagePropellantType |
LOX/LH2
ⓘ
hypergolic propellants ⓘ |
| usesCoreStage | Universal Rocket Module 1 (URM-1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesUpperStage |
Briz-M
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persei (DM-03 based upper stage) NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Rocket Module 2 (URM-2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angara Description of subject: Angara is a family of Russian modular space-launch vehicles designed to provide flexible, modern access to orbit from sites such as the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.