SLC-6
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SLC-6 is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, historically associated with several canceled and repurposed U.S. space launch programs, including the Space Shuttle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SLC-6 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11591778 — 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: SLC-6 Context triple: [Space Launch Complex 6, alsoKnownAs, SLC-6]
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A.
SLC-4
SLC-4 is a launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California historically used for Titan rockets and now for SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy missions.
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B.
SLC-2
SLC-2 is a launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California historically used for launching various orbital rockets, including Delta family vehicles, into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
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C.
SLC-3
SLC-3 is a launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California used primarily for launching Atlas and previously Titan rockets into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
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D.
SLC-41
SLC-41 is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida used primarily for United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket missions, including NASA and commercial spacecraft launches.
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E.
SL1
SL1 is a Boston bus rapid transit route on the MBTA Silver Line that connects downtown with Logan International Airport.
- 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: SLC-6 Target entity description: SLC-6 is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, historically associated with several canceled and repurposed U.S. space launch programs, including the Space Shuttle.
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A.
SLC-4
SLC-4 is a launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California historically used for Titan rockets and now for SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy missions.
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B.
SLC-2
SLC-2 is a launch facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California historically used for launching various orbital rockets, including Delta family vehicles, into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
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C.
SLC-3
SLC-3 is a launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California used primarily for launching Atlas and previously Titan rockets into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
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D.
SLC-41
SLC-41 is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida used primarily for United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket missions, including NASA and commercial spacecraft launches.
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E.
SL1
SL1 is a Boston bus rapid transit route on the MBTA Silver Line that connects downtown with Logan International Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch pad
ⓘ
space launch complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SLC-6 launch pad
NERFINISHED
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Space Launch Complex 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delta IV launch vehicle
NERFINISHED
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Manned Orbiting Laboratory program NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Launch Vehicle programs ⓘ Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan III launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Titan IV launch vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPurpose |
support Manned Orbiting Laboratory launches
ⓘ
support polar-orbit Space Shuttle missions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
Space Shuttle polar orbit missions
ⓘ
crewed space missions ⓘ |
| formerOperator | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Space Launch Delta 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fixed umbilical tower
ⓘ
flame trench ⓘ integration facilities ⓘ launch mount ⓘ mobile service tower ⓘ payload processing facilities ⓘ sound suppression system ⓘ water deluge system ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Delta IV Medium launches
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Titan IV launches ⓘ classified military missions ⓘ planned Space Shuttle launches that were canceled ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthRange | optimized for high-inclination orbits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
extensive modifications for different launch systems
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high construction and modification cost ⓘ multiple major programs canceled before first planned crewed launch ⓘ |
| operator | United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vandenberg launch infrastructure
ⓘ
Western Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Department of Defense space missions ⓘ |
| region | Santa Barbara County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military satellite launches
ⓘ
national security space missions ⓘ polar orbit launches ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit launches ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: SLC-6 Description of subject: SLC-6 is a launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, historically associated with several canceled and repurposed U.S. space launch programs, including the Space Shuttle.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.