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launch pad

facility from which rockets are launched
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launch pad

Summary

launch pad ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • launch pad is a type of facility[2].
  • launch pad is a type of architectural structure[3].
  • launch pad is a type of transport infrastructure[4].
  • launch pad is part of spaceport[5].
  • launch pad is part of launch site[6].
  • launch pad's Commons category is recorded as Launch pads[7].
  • launch pad comprises service structure[8].
  • launch pad comprises ground support equipment[9].
  • launch pad's facet of is recorded as space technology[10].
  • launch pad's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as aeroway=launchpad[11].
  • launch pad's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=launch_pad[12].
  • launch pad's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox launch pad[13].
  • launch pad's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/LaunchPad[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include facility[2], architectural structure[3], and transport infrastructure[4].

Use and Application

Components include service structure[8] and ground support equipment[9], an equipment[15]. Part of include spaceport[5] and launch site[6].

Why It Matters

launch pad ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 19 Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17B

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → spaceport, launch site
    Has part(s) → service structure, ground support equipment
    Subclass of → —
    Has parts → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q811979]]"
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