Long March 5B
E181433
Long March 5B is a heavy-lift Chinese orbital launch vehicle primarily used to carry large modules and payloads for the country’s space station program.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long March 5B canonical | 20 |
| CZ-5B | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592800 — 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: Long March 5B Context triple: [Tiangong space station, launchVehicle, Long March 5B]
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A.
Tianwen-1
Tianwen-1 is China’s first interplanetary mission, consisting of an orbiter, lander, and rover sent to study Mars from orbit and on the surface.
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B.
Falcon Heavy rocket
The Falcon Heavy rocket is SpaceX’s heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying large payloads to orbit using a reusable, triple-booster first stage.
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C.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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D.
Proton rocket
The Proton rocket is a heavy-lift Russian expendable launch vehicle widely used to place large payloads, including space station modules and communications satellites, into orbit.
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E.
H3 launch vehicle
The H3 launch vehicle is Japan’s next-generation, expendable rocket designed to provide more flexible, cost-effective access to space for a wide range of satellite and mission payloads.
- 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: Long March 5B Target entity description: Long March 5B is a heavy-lift Chinese orbital launch vehicle primarily used to carry large modules and payloads for the country’s space station program.
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A.
Tianwen-1
Tianwen-1 is China’s first interplanetary mission, consisting of an orbiter, lander, and rover sent to study Mars from orbit and on the surface.
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B.
Falcon Heavy rocket
The Falcon Heavy rocket is SpaceX’s heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying large payloads to orbit using a reusable, triple-booster first stage.
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C.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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D.
Proton rocket
The Proton rocket is a heavy-lift Russian expendable launch vehicle widely used to place large payloads, including space station modules and communications satellites, into orbit.
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E.
H3 launch vehicle
The H3 launch vehicle is Japan’s next-generation, expendable rocket designed to provide more flexible, cost-effective access to space for a wide range of satellite and mission payloads.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy-lift launch vehicle
ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ |
| associatedProgram |
Tiangong space station program
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiangong space station
|
| configuration | two-stage core with four strap-on boosters ⓘ |
| coreStageBehavior | enters orbit with payload ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| designGoal | support assembly of modular Chinese space station ⓘ |
| developedBy | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ⓘ |
| fairingDiameter | approximately 5 meters ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 2020-05-05 ⓘ |
| firstFlightPayload | uncrewed prototype of new-generation crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| fuelTypeBoosters | kerosene ⓘ |
| fuelTypeCoreStage | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | inclinations suitable for Chinese space station orbit ⓘ |
| launchComplex | Launch Complex 201 ⓘ |
| launchMassCapability | approximately 22,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| launchPad |
LC-101 at Wenchang Space Launch Site
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linked to:
Wenchang Space Launch Site
|
| launchSite | Wenchang Space Launch Site ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamilyDesignation |
CZ-5B
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linked to:
Long March 5B
Chang Zheng 5B ⓘ LM-5B ⓘ |
| manufacturer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ⓘ |
| missionProfile | direct insertion of large modules into low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| notableIssue | international concern over uncontrolled reentry debris risk ⓘ |
| operator |
China Manned Space Agency
ⓘ
China National Space Administration ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| oxidizerBoosters | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| oxidizerCoreStage | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOfFamily |
Long March 5
ⓘ
Long March rocket family ⓘ
linked to:
Long March launch vehicles
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| primaryUse |
launching Chinese space station modules
ⓘ
launching large payloads to low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| propellantType |
kerosene
ⓘ
liquid hydrogen ⓘ liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reentryCharacteristic | uncontrolled reentry of core stage ⓘ |
| relatedVehicle |
Long March 5
ⓘ
Long March 7 ⓘ |
| stageCount | 1 core stage plus boosters ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| upperStage | no separate upper stage in standard configuration ⓘ |
| usedBy |
People's Republic of China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
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| usedForMission |
Chinese space station construction
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Mengtian laboratory module launch ⓘ Tianhe core module launch ⓘ Wentian laboratory module launch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long March 5B Description of subject: Long March 5B is a heavy-lift Chinese orbital launch vehicle primarily used to carry large modules and payloads for the country’s space station program.
Referenced by (21)
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