S-310 sounding rocket
E442450
The S-310 is a Japanese single-stage solid-fuel sounding rocket used primarily for upper-atmosphere and microgravity research missions.
All labels observed (1)
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| S-310 sounding rocket canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4431567 — 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: S-310 sounding rocket Context triple: [Uchinoura Space Center, launchesFromHere, S-310 sounding rocket]
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SS-520 sounding rocket
The SS-520 is a Japanese solid-fuel sounding rocket developed by JAXA, notable for being one of the smallest rockets ever used to place a satellite into orbit.
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Vanguard rocket
The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
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R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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M-V rocket
The M-V rocket was a Japanese solid-fuel launch vehicle developed by JAXA (and its predecessors) primarily for launching scientific satellites and space probes, including deep-space missions like Hayabusa.
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E.
A3 rocket
The A3 rocket was an early experimental German ballistic missile developed in the 1930s as a precursor to the more advanced V-2 rocket.
- 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: S-310 sounding rocket Target entity description: The S-310 is a Japanese single-stage solid-fuel sounding rocket used primarily for upper-atmosphere and microgravity research missions.
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A.
SS-520 sounding rocket
The SS-520 is a Japanese solid-fuel sounding rocket developed by JAXA, notable for being one of the smallest rockets ever used to place a satellite into orbit.
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B.
Vanguard rocket
The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
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C.
R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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D.
M-V rocket
The M-V rocket was a Japanese solid-fuel launch vehicle developed by JAXA (and its predecessors) primarily for launching scientific satellites and space probes, including deep-space missions like Hayabusa.
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E.
A3 rocket
The A3 rocket was an early experimental German ballistic missile developed in the 1930s as a precursor to the more advanced V-2 rocket.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
solid-fuel rocket
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sounding rocket ⓘ |
| apogeeRange | 100 to 200 kilometers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designedFor |
microgravity experiments
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middle and upper atmosphere observations ⓘ |
| developedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| diameter | 0.31 meters ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1975 ⓘ |
| fuelType | solid propellant ⓘ |
| guidanceType | unguided spin-stabilized ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 700 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchOrganization | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ |
| launchProfile | vertical launch ⓘ |
| launchSitesUsed |
Andøya Space Center
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linked to:
Andøya Spaceport
Esrange Space Center ⓘ Uchinoura Space Center ⓘ |
| length | approximately 7.6 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ |
| missionEnvironment |
near-space
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upper atmosphere ⓘ |
| missionType | suborbital ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ |
| payloadType | scientific instruments ⓘ |
| predecessor | K-9M sounding rocket ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
microgravity research
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upper-atmosphere research ⓘ |
| propulsionType | solid rocket motor ⓘ |
| recovery | payload recovery by parachute ⓘ |
| stabilizationMethod | spin stabilization ⓘ |
| stageConfiguration | single-stage ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successor | S-520 sounding rocket ⓘ |
| typicalApogee | approximately 150 kilometers ⓘ |
| typicalFlightDuration | several minutes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Japanese research institutions
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international research collaborations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aeronomy studies
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atmospheric composition measurements ⓘ microgravity material science experiments ⓘ plasma physics experiments ⓘ |
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Subject: S-310 sounding rocket Description of subject: The S-310 is a Japanese single-stage solid-fuel sounding rocket used primarily for upper-atmosphere and microgravity research missions.
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