Starhopper
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Starhopper is SpaceX’s early prototype test vehicle used to validate key technologies for the Starship launch system, particularly its Raptor engines and vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starhopper canonical | 2 |
| Big Falcon Rocket | 1 |
| Starhopper test article | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T464446 — 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: Starhopper Context triple: [Starship launch system, technologyDemonstrator, Starhopper]
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A.
The Spaceship Company
The Spaceship Company is an aerospace manufacturing firm co-founded by Virgin Galactic to build and test suborbital spaceplanes and related spacecraft.
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B.
Titan IIIE
Titan IIIE was a U.S. expendable launch vehicle variant of the Titan III family, equipped with a Centaur upper stage and used in the 1970s to send deep-space probes such as Voyager 1 on interplanetary trajectories.
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C.
Cassin
Cassin is a French surname most notably borne by René Cassin, a Nobel Peace Prize–winning jurist and co-author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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D.
Swoop
Swoop is the Philadelphia Eagles’ official bald eagle mascot, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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E.
Mission: SPACE
Mission: SPACE is a spaceflight-simulation attraction at EPCOT that immerses guests in a realistic, high-intensity mission to Mars experience.
- 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: Starhopper Target entity description: Starhopper is SpaceX’s early prototype test vehicle used to validate key technologies for the Starship launch system, particularly its Raptor engines and vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
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A.
The Spaceship Company
The Spaceship Company is an aerospace manufacturing firm co-founded by Virgin Galactic to build and test suborbital spaceplanes and related spacecraft.
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B.
Titan IIIE
Titan IIIE was a U.S. expendable launch vehicle variant of the Titan III family, equipped with a Centaur upper stage and used in the 1970s to send deep-space probes such as Voyager 1 on interplanetary trajectories.
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C.
Cassin
Cassin is a French surname most notably borne by René Cassin, a Nobel Peace Prize–winning jurist and co-author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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D.
Swoop
Swoop is the Philadelphia Eagles’ official bald eagle mascot, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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E.
Mission: SPACE
Mission: SPACE is a spaceflight-simulation attraction at EPCOT that immerses guests in a realistic, high-intensity mission to Mars experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prototype rocket
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subscale Starship prototype ⓘ test vehicle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Elon Musk ⓘ |
| capabilityTested |
attitude control during low-altitude flight
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autonomous landing ⓘ engine start and shutdown sequences ⓘ thrust vector control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designFeature |
cylindrical tank section with nose cap
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landing legs ⓘ single-engine configuration ⓘ stainless steel structure ⓘ |
| engineType | methane-fueled full-flow staged combustion engine ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Starship Mk1 prototype
ⓘ
linked to:
Starship launch system
Starship SN-series prototypes ⓘ
linked to:
Starship launch system
|
| fuelType | methalox ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Boca Chica, Texas
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SpaceX Boca Chica launch site ⓘ
linked to:
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
Starbase, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Boca Chica, Texas
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| locationAfterRetirement |
SpaceX Boca Chica facility
ⓘ
linked to:
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
|
| manufacturer | SpaceX ⓘ |
| notableAspect | first flying prototype of the Starship architecture ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| organization |
foundedBy Elon Musk
ⓘ
linked to:
Elon Musk
|
| partOf |
Starship launch system development program
ⓘ
linked to:
Starship launch system
|
| precededBy |
Falcon 9 reusable first stage tests
ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 9 rocket
Grasshopper ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
Raptor engine testbed
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technology demonstrator ⓘ vertical takeoff and landing validation ⓘ |
| program |
SpaceX Starship development program
ⓘ
linked to:
Starship launch system
|
| propellant |
liquid methane
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propulsion | Raptor engine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
SpaceX Starship
ⓘ
linked to:
Super Heavy booster
SpaceX Super Heavy booster ⓘ
linked to:
Super Heavy booster
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| roleInProgram | early Starship development prototype ⓘ |
| status | retired test article ⓘ |
| testCampaign | hop tests up to approximately 150 meters altitude ⓘ |
| testedTechnology |
Raptor engine integration with vehicle
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flight software for Starship-class vehicles ⓘ ground support systems for methane-oxygen vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
engine gimbal testing
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guidance and control validation ⓘ hover tests ⓘ low-altitude flight tests ⓘ throttle control testing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Starhopper Description of subject: Starhopper is SpaceX’s early prototype test vehicle used to validate key technologies for the Starship launch system, particularly its Raptor engines and vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Starhopper
linked to: Starhopper