Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, long used for Delta rocket missions and various NASA scientific satellites.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2962593 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A Context triple: [Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launchSite, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A]
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B is a former U.S. launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast that historically supported numerous Delta rocket missions for NASA and the U.S. military.
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Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 is a historic Florida launch site that supported numerous NASA and commercial Atlas-Centaur rocket missions, including early planetary and communications satellite launches.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 is a major launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast used primarily by SpaceX for Falcon 9 missions to low Earth orbit and beyond.
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Cape Canaveral LC-41
Cape Canaveral LC-41 is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, historically used for major NASA and interplanetary missions.
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Cape Canaveral LC-37B
Cape Canaveral LC-37B is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, historically used for Saturn I/IB missions and currently serving as the launch site for United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A Target entity description: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, long used for Delta rocket missions and various NASA scientific satellites.
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A.
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B is a former U.S. launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast that historically supported numerous Delta rocket missions for NASA and the U.S. military.
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B.
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 is a historic Florida launch site that supported numerous NASA and commercial Atlas-Centaur rocket missions, including early planetary and communications satellite launches.
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C.
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 is a major launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast used primarily by SpaceX for Falcon 9 missions to low Earth orbit and beyond.
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Cape Canaveral LC-41
Cape Canaveral LC-41 is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, historically used for major NASA and interplanetary missions.
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Cape Canaveral LC-37B
Cape Canaveral LC-37B is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, historically used for Saturn I/IB missions and currently serving as the launch site for United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket launch pad
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space launch complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Launch Complex 17A
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SLC-17A ⓘ |
| associatedAgency |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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linked to:
NASA
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| associatedBranch |
United States Air Force Space Command
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linked to:
Air Force Space Command
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| associatedProgram | Delta launch vehicle program ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasTwinPad | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic launch site ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthRange | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| launchesSupported |
Earth observation satellites
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navigation and technology demonstration satellites ⓘ planetary science missions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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linked to:
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Cape Canaveral, Florida ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Canaveral
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| notableRole | supporting long-duration Delta II launch operations ⓘ |
| onCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Air Force
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United States Space Force ⓘ |
| padDesignation | A ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 ⓘ |
| partOfRange | Eastern Range ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
NASA
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| region |
Brevard County, Florida
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linked to:
Brevard County
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| rocketFamilySupported |
Delta I
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Delta II ⓘ
linked to:
Delta rocket
Thor-Delta ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. government space missions
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commercial satellite operators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Delta rocket launches
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NASA scientific satellite launches ⓘ orbital launches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A Description of subject: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, long used for Delta rocket missions and various NASA scientific satellites.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
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launchSite
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
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Mars Exploration Rover mission
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launchSite
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
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subject linked to:
Spirit rover
linked to: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B
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pairedWith
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
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linked to: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
linked to: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
Carl Sagan Memorial Station
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launchSite
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
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linked to: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
subject linked to:
Stardust mission
subject linked to:
NASA Stardust mission
linked to: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17A
subject linked to:
Swift satellite