RD-120
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The RD-120 is a Soviet-designed liquid-fueled rocket engine used on medium-lift launch vehicles, notable for its high performance and role in powering upper stages of space launch systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RD-120 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8848205 — 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: RD-120 Context triple: [Zenit rocket, secondStageEngine, RD-120]
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A.
RD-107
RD-107 is a Soviet-designed liquid-fueled rocket engine, best known for powering the first stages of early R-7 family launch vehicles used in historic missions like Sputnik and Vostok.
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B.
RD-171
The RD-171 is a powerful Russian liquid-fueled rocket engine, notable for being one of the most thrust-capable multi-chamber engines ever used in orbital launch vehicles.
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C.
RD-181
RD-181 is a Russian-built liquid-fueled rocket engine used to power the first stage of certain orbital launch vehicles, notably Northrop Grumman’s Antares.
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D.
RD-180
The RD-180 is a Russian-built, two-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine that has powered several American launch vehicles, notably variants of the Atlas V.
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E.
RD-93
RD-93 is a Russian turbofan jet engine derived from the Klimov RD-33, optimized to power lightweight fighter aircraft such as the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Thunder.
- 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: RD-120 Target entity description: The RD-120 is a Soviet-designed liquid-fueled rocket engine used on medium-lift launch vehicles, notable for its high performance and role in powering upper stages of space launch systems.
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A.
RD-107
RD-107 is a Soviet-designed liquid-fueled rocket engine, best known for powering the first stages of early R-7 family launch vehicles used in historic missions like Sputnik and Vostok.
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B.
RD-171
The RD-171 is a powerful Russian liquid-fueled rocket engine, notable for being one of the most thrust-capable multi-chamber engines ever used in orbital launch vehicles.
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C.
RD-181
RD-181 is a Russian-built liquid-fueled rocket engine used to power the first stage of certain orbital launch vehicles, notably Northrop Grumman’s Antares.
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D.
RD-180
The RD-180 is a Russian-built, two-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine that has powered several American launch vehicles, notably variants of the Atlas V.
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E.
RD-93
RD-93 is a Russian turbofan jet engine derived from the Klimov RD-33, optimized to power lightweight fighter aircraft such as the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Thunder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| applicationDomain | space launch ⓘ |
| chamberPressure_bar | ~147 ⓘ |
| combustionMode | single-shaft turbopump ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | regenerative cooling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedFor | Zenit family of launch vehicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | NPO Energomash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| engineCycle | staged combustion cycle ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid rocket engine ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | Zenit-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuel | kerosene ⓘ |
| gimbalCapability | yes ⓘ |
| guidanceRole | provides thrust vector control via gimbaling ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily | Zenit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NPO Energomash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nozzleExpansionRatio | optimized for upper-stage operation ⓘ |
| numberOfCombustionChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| originLanguageName | РД-120 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| oxidizerRich | true ⓘ |
| performanceCharacteristic | high specific impulse for kerosene/LOX class ⓘ |
| propellantCombination | LOX/RP-1 ⓘ |
| propellantType |
kerosene (RP-1)
ⓘ
liquid oxygen (LOX) ⓘ |
| relatedEngine |
RD-170
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RD-171 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reusability | expendable ⓘ |
| specificImpulseSeaLevel_s | ~309 ⓘ |
| specificImpulseVacuum_s | ~350 ⓘ |
| stageApplication | second stage ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successor | RD-120K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throttleCapability | limited ⓘ |
| thrustSeaLevel_kN | ~740 ⓘ |
| thrustVacuum_kN | ~833 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian space program
ⓘ
Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian launch vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
medium-lift launch vehicles
ⓘ
orbital launch ⓘ upper stages of space launch systems ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Zenit-2 launch vehicle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zenit-3SL launch vehicle ⓘ Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: RD-120 Description of subject: The RD-120 is a Soviet-designed liquid-fueled rocket engine used on medium-lift launch vehicles, notable for its high performance and role in powering upper stages of space launch systems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.