launchVehicle

P4020
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves as the rocket or carrier used to launch another entity (such as a payload, spacecraft, or mission) into space or a target trajectory.

All labels observed (54)

Label Occurrences
launchVehicle canonical 1,466
launchMethod 218
launchVehicleUsed 138

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: launchVehicle
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves as the rocket or carrier used to launch another entity (such as a payload, spacecraft, or mission) into space or a target trajectory.

Sample triples (2,250)

Subject Object
Joint Polar Satellite System Atlas V
Suomi NPP satellite
surface form: Suomi NPP
Delta rocket
surface form: Delta II 7920-10C
Gemini 8 Titan II GLV
Cassini–Huygens Titan IVB/Centaur
STS-26 Space Shuttle Discovery
Virgin Orbit air launch to orbit via predicate surface "launchMethod"
Vostok-K rocket 4725 kg via predicate surface "payloadToLEO"
Vostok 1 Vostok-K rocket via predicate surface "launchRocket"
surface form: Vostok-K 8K72K
Arabsat-6A Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: Falcon Heavy
STP-2 Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: Falcon Heavy
STP-2 Falcon Heavy third flight via predicate surface "isOnRocketFlightNumber"
STP-2 Falcon Heavy first operational mission for U.S. Air Force via predicate surface "isOnRocketFlightNumber"
USSF-44 Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: Falcon Heavy
USSF-67 Falcon Heavy rocket
surface form: Falcon Heavy
USSF-67 Falcon Heavy expendable center core via predicate surface "launchVehicleConfiguration"
Upkeep bouncing bomb air-dropped via predicate surface "launchMethod"
STS-41-G Space Shuttle Challenger
RADARSAT Constellation Mission Falcon 9 rocket
surface form: Falcon 9
Chandrayaan-2 GSLV Mk III / LVM3
surface form: GSLV Mk III-M1
STS-31 Space Shuttle Discovery via predicate surface "usedLaunchVehicle"
Wide Field Camera 3 Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Space Shuttle Discovery
Faint Object Camera Space Shuttle Discovery
Faint Object Camera STS-31 via predicate surface "launchMission"
Spitzer Space Telescope Delta rocket
surface form: Delta II 7920H-9.5
STS-82 Space Shuttle Discovery
Apollo 17 Saturn V
SCISAT-1 Pegasus XL
Chandrayaan-3 LVM3
surface form: LVM3 M4
Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem computer Titan IIIE-Centaur
Apollo 15 Saturn V
STS-125 Space Shuttle Atlantis
Apollo 16 Saturn V
Apollo command and service module Saturn IB
Apollo command and service module Saturn V
Apollo Lunar Module Saturn V
Apollo 8 Saturn V
Ford S650 platform (seventh generation)
surface form: Ford S650 platform
Ford Mustang
surface form: 2024 Ford Mustang
Supermarine Walrus catapult-launched from warships via predicate surface "launchMethod"
Apollo 12 Saturn V
GSLV Mk III / LVM3
surface form: GSLV Mk III
OneWeb satellites via predicate surface "launchedPayload"
Faint Object Spectrograph Space Shuttle Discovery
Faint Object Spectrograph STS-31 via predicate surface "launchMission"
Blackburn Firebrand catapult-assisted takeoff via predicate surface "launchMethod"
Apollo 7 Saturn IB
Canadarm2 Space Shuttle Endeavour
Dextre Space Shuttle Endeavour
RADARSAT-2 Soyuz rocket
surface form: Soyuz-FG/Fregat
NEOSSat PSLV-CA
NEOSSat PSLV-C20 via predicate surface "launchMission"