Launch Complex 40
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Launch Complex 40 is a historic launch site at Cape Canaveral used for numerous U.S. military and commercial rocket missions, now notably serving as a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch pad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Launch Complex 40 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6140336 — 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: Launch Complex 40 Context triple: [Titan IIIC, launchComplex, Launch Complex 40]
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A.
Launch Complex 41
Launch Complex 41 is a Cape Canaveral launch site historically used for major NASA planetary missions, including the Viking 1 Mars lander.
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B.
Launch Complex 18
Launch Complex 18 is a former U.S. launch facility at Cape Canaveral used primarily for early missile and space vehicle tests during the Cold War era.
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C.
Launch Complex 19
Launch Complex 19 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used primarily for NASA’s Project Gemini crewed spaceflights in the 1960s.
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D.
Launch Complex 5
Launch Complex 5 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used for early U.S. Redstone rocket missions, including crewed Project Mercury flights.
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E.
Launch Complex 39C
Launch Complex 39C is a small launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center designed to support launches of small-class commercial and government rockets.
- 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: Launch Complex 40 Target entity description: Launch Complex 40 is a historic launch site at Cape Canaveral used for numerous U.S. military and commercial rocket missions, now notably serving as a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch pad.
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A.
Launch Complex 41
Launch Complex 41 is a Cape Canaveral launch site historically used for major NASA planetary missions, including the Viking 1 Mars lander.
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B.
Launch Complex 18
Launch Complex 18 is a former U.S. launch facility at Cape Canaveral used primarily for early missile and space vehicle tests during the Cold War era.
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C.
Launch Complex 19
Launch Complex 19 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used primarily for NASA’s Project Gemini crewed spaceflights in the 1960s.
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D.
Launch Complex 5
Launch Complex 5 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used for early U.S. Redstone rocket missions, including crewed Project Mercury flights.
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E.
Launch Complex 39C
Launch Complex 39C is a small launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center designed to support launches of small-class commercial and government rockets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cape Canaveral launch complex
ⓘ
rocket launch site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Launch Complex 41 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CCSFS SLC-40
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linked to:
SLC-40
Space Launch Complex 40 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40 ⓘ |
| category |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station infrastructure
ⓘ
SpaceX launch site ⓘ United States military launch site ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasFeature |
horizontal integration facilities for Falcon 9
ⓘ
launch control center ⓘ lightning protection system ⓘ propellant loading systems ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
RP-1 kerosene storage tanks
ⓘ
flame trench ⓘ liquid oxygen storage tanks ⓘ sound suppression system ⓘ strongback transporter-erector ⓘ |
| hasLaunchAzimuth | range of azimuths suitable for LEO and GTO missions ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Titan rocket program
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linked to:
Titan rocket family
|
| launchVehicle |
Falcon 9
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linked to:
Falcon 9 rocket
Titan 34D ⓘ Titan III ⓘ Titan IIIC ⓘ Titan IV ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brevard County, Florida
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linked to:
Brevard County
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ Florida ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of Florida ⓘ |
| notableFor |
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches
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launches to geostationary transfer orbit ⓘ launches to low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| operator |
SpaceX
ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ |
| padType | orbital launch pad ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Range ⓘ |
| primaryUser | SpaceX ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| supportsVehicle |
Falcon 9 Block 5
ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 9 rocket
|
| usedBy |
U.S. Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
commercial satellite operators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
U.S. military launches
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cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station ⓘ commercial launches ⓘ orbital rocket launches ⓘ satellite deployment missions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Launch Complex 40 Description of subject: Launch Complex 40 is a historic launch site at Cape Canaveral used for numerous U.S. military and commercial rocket missions, now notably serving as a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch pad.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.