LC-18A
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LC-18A is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral used historically for early U.S. rocket launches, including the Vanguard program.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742995 — 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: LC-18A Context triple: [Vanguard 1, launchComplex, LC-18A]
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Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, stealth multirole fighter aircraft designed for advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.
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B.
C-27J Spartan aircraft
The C-27J Spartan aircraft is a twin-engine tactical military transport plane known for its short takeoff and landing capability, rugged design, and versatile cargo and troop-carrying roles.
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F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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Raytheon Sentinel R1
The Raytheon Sentinel R1 is a British airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft equipped with advanced radar and sensor systems to provide real-time intelligence and reconnaissance support.
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CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian variant of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 fighter aircraft, used as a multirole combat jet for air defense and ground attack missions.
- 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: LC-18A Target entity description: LC-18A is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral used historically for early U.S. rocket launches, including the Vanguard program.
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A.
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, stealth multirole fighter aircraft designed for advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.
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B.
C-27J Spartan aircraft
The C-27J Spartan aircraft is a twin-engine tactical military transport plane known for its short takeoff and landing capability, rugged design, and versatile cargo and troop-carrying roles.
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C.
F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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D.
Raytheon Sentinel R1
The Raytheon Sentinel R1 is a British airborne battlefield and ground surveillance aircraft equipped with advanced radar and sensor systems to provide real-time intelligence and reconnaissance support.
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E.
CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian variant of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 fighter aircraft, used as a multirole combat jet for air defense and ground attack missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket launch complex
ⓘ
space launch facility ⓘ |
| associatedWithMissionType |
research and development launches
ⓘ
satellite launches ⓘ |
| associatedWithRocket | Vanguard rocket ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasNeighboringPad |
LC-18B
ⓘ
linked to:
LC-18A
|
| historicalUse | early U.S. rocket launches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ Florida ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of Florida ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Launch Complex 18 Pad A
ⓘ
linked to:
Launch Complex 18
|
| operatedBy |
U.S. Space Force
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Space Force
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| padDesignation | 18A ⓘ |
| partOf | Launch Complex 18 ⓘ |
| partOfRange | Eastern Range ⓘ |
| status | historical launch site ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedByProgram |
Vanguard program
ⓘ
early U.S. space program ⓘ |
| usedFor |
orbital launch operations
ⓘ
suborbital launch operations ⓘ test launches ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: LC-18A Description of subject: LC-18A is a launch complex at Cape Canaveral used historically for early U.S. rocket launches, including the Vanguard program.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.