Falcon 9 Flight 1
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Falcon 9 Flight 1 was the inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, marking a key milestone in the company’s development of orbital launch capabilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Falcon 9 Flight 1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11885908 — 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: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Context triple: [SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1, previousMission, Falcon 9 Flight 1]
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A.
Exploration Flight Test 1
Exploration Flight Test 1 was NASA’s inaugural uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft, designed to evaluate its critical systems in high Earth orbit and high-speed reentry conditions.
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B.
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was SpaceX’s pioneering Dragon spacecraft test mission that marked the first successful commercial cargo flight to orbit and recovery under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
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C.
Falcon 1 rocket
Falcon 1 rocket is a small, privately developed orbital launch vehicle created by SpaceX that became the first privately built liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit.
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D.
Falcon 9 first stage booster B1031
Falcon 9 first stage booster B1031 is a reusable SpaceX rocket booster notable for flying multiple orbital missions, including early reflights that demonstrated the viability of booster reusability.
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E.
Falcon 9 first stage booster B1064
Falcon 9 first stage booster B1064 is a reusable SpaceX rocket booster that has flown multiple missions, including classified launches for the U.S. Space Force.
- 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: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Target entity description: Falcon 9 Flight 1 was the inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, marking a key milestone in the company’s development of orbital launch capabilities.
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A.
Exploration Flight Test 1
Exploration Flight Test 1 was NASA’s inaugural uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft, designed to evaluate its critical systems in high Earth orbit and high-speed reentry conditions.
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B.
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was SpaceX’s pioneering Dragon spacecraft test mission that marked the first successful commercial cargo flight to orbit and recovery under NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program.
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C.
Falcon 1 rocket
Falcon 1 rocket is a small, privately developed orbital launch vehicle created by SpaceX that became the first privately built liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit.
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D.
Falcon 9 first stage booster B1031
Falcon 9 first stage booster B1031 is a reusable SpaceX rocket booster notable for flying multiple orbital missions, including early reflights that demonstrated the viability of booster reusability.
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E.
Falcon 9 first stage booster B1064
Falcon 9 first stage booster B1064 is a reusable SpaceX rocket booster that has flown multiple missions, including classified launches for the U.S. Space Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Falcon 9 launch
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maiden flight ⓘ orbital launch ⓘ |
| apogeeApproximate | 250 km ⓘ |
| apsis | gee ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| customer | SpaceX (internal demonstration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fairingType | Dragon-style payload fairing ⓘ |
| firstStageEngines | 9 Merlin 1C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | Merlin 1C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightNumberInProgram | 1 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Falcon 9 Flight 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclinationApproximate | 34.5 degrees ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthApproximate | 45 degrees ⓘ |
| launchCampaign | Falcon 9 inaugural campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | Falcon 9 v1.0 Block 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2010-06-04 ⓘ |
| launchDateTimeUTC | 2010-06-04T18:45:00Z ⓘ |
| launchLocation | Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchMassApproximate | 333,400 kg ⓘ |
| launchOutcome | success ⓘ |
| launchProvider | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
NERFINISHED
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SLC-40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSuccessCriteria | validate Falcon 9 performance and systems in orbit ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Falcon 9 v1.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily | Falcon 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
demonstration mission
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test flight ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first successful orbital launch of a liquid-fueled rocket by a private company using its own rocket design from the United States ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| payload | Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadManufacturer | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadMassApproximate | ~6,000 kg ⓘ |
| payloadType | mass simulator ⓘ |
| perigeeApproximate | 235 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | Falcon 1 Flight 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
NERFINISHED
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Falcon 9 program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rocketCoreVersion | Falcon 9 v1.0 core NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondStageEngine | Merlin 1C Vacuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first flight of a Falcon 9 launch vehicle
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first orbital launch of Falcon 9 rocket ⓘ key milestone in SpaceX orbital launch capability development ⓘ |
| stageRecoveryAttempt | no first stage recovery attempt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Falcon 9 Flight 1 Description of subject: Falcon 9 Flight 1 was the inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, marking a key milestone in the company’s development of orbital launch capabilities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.