Falcon 1 launch pad, Omelek Island
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The Falcon 1 launch pad on Omelek Island was SpaceX’s first orbital launch site, used in the late 2000s to test and launch early Falcon 1 rockets from a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Falcon 1 launch pad, Omelek Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T805572 — 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: Falcon 1 launch pad, Omelek Island Context triple: [Flight 4, launchPad, Falcon 1 launch pad, Omelek Island]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas is SpaceX’s primary private spaceport and development facility for testing and launching next-generation rockets such as Starship.
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D.
Falcon 1 rocket
Falcon 1 rocket is a small, privately developed orbital launch vehicle created by SpaceX that became the first privately built liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit.
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E.
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B is a historic NASA launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, originally built for Apollo missions and later used for Space Shuttle launches and current Artemis program flights.
- 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: Falcon 1 launch pad, Omelek Island Target entity description: The Falcon 1 launch pad on Omelek Island was SpaceX’s first orbital launch site, used in the late 2000s to test and launch early Falcon 1 rockets from a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas is SpaceX’s primary private spaceport and development facility for testing and launching next-generation rockets such as Starship.
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D.
Falcon 1 rocket
Falcon 1 rocket is a small, privately developed orbital launch vehicle created by SpaceX that became the first privately built liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit.
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E.
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B is a historic NASA launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast, originally built for Apollo missions and later used for Space Shuttle launches and current Artemis program flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orbital launch pad
ⓘ
space launch facility ⓘ |
| abandonedAfter | end of Falcon 1 program ⓘ |
| associatedCompany |
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
ⓘ
linked to:
SpaceX
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| associatedProgram |
Falcon 1 program
ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 1 rocket
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| constructedFor |
Falcon 1 small orbital launch vehicle
ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 1 rocket
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| country | Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| distanceFromEquator | approximately 9 degrees north ⓘ |
| environment |
equatorial Pacific site
ⓘ
remote atoll ⓘ |
| failedLaunches | 3 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 2006-03-24 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchVehicle |
Falcon 1 Flight 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 1 rocket
|
| historicalRole |
precursor to later Falcon 9 launch sites
ⓘ
testbed for early SpaceX launch operations ⓘ |
| infrastructureIncludes |
concrete launch mount
ⓘ
control and telemetry links to Kwajalein ⓘ fueling systems ⓘ service structures ⓘ |
| lastLaunchDate | 2009-07-14 ⓘ |
| lastLaunchVehicle |
Falcon 1 Flight 5
ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 1 rocket
|
| launchAttempts | 5 ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthOptions | equatorial and low-inclination orbits ⓘ |
| leasedBy | SpaceX ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kwajalein Atoll
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
linked to:
Marshall Islands
|
| locatedOn | Omelek Island ⓘ |
| near | U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) missile range ⓘ |
| noLongerUsedFor | active orbital launches ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit ⓘ |
| notableFor | hosting first successful Falcon 1 orbital launch ⓘ |
| notableLaunch |
Falcon 1 Flight 4
ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 1 rocket
|
| notableLaunchDate | 2008-09-28 ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| ownership | United States military range complex ⓘ |
| primaryVehicle |
Falcon 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 1 rocket
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| purpose | first orbital launch site for SpaceX ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| successfulLaunches | 2 ⓘ |
| successorFacility |
SpaceX launch facilities at Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
SpaceX launch facilities at Vandenberg ⓘ
linked to:
Space Launch Complex 2
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| timePeriod | late 2000s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Falcon 1 launches
ⓘ
orbital launch attempts ⓘ test launches ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Falcon 1 launch pad, Omelek Island Description of subject: The Falcon 1 launch pad on Omelek Island was SpaceX’s first orbital launch site, used in the late 2000s to test and launch early Falcon 1 rockets from a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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