Icarus satellite
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The Icarus satellite is a powerful fictional orbital weapon featured in the James Bond film "Die Another Day," controlled by villain Gustav Graves to harness solar energy for destructive purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Icarus satellite canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17251513 — 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: Icarus satellite Context triple: [Gustav Graves, owns, Icarus satellite]
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A.
Ulysses spacecraft
The Ulysses spacecraft was a joint ESA–NASA mission launched in 1990 to study the Sun’s polar regions and the heliosphere from a unique high-inclination orbit.
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B.
CASSIOPE satellite
CASSIOPE satellite is a Canadian multi-purpose spacecraft that combines scientific research of Earth’s upper atmosphere with a commercial communications payload.
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C.
Hermes spacecraft
The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
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D.
Giotto spacecraft
The Giotto spacecraft was a European Space Agency probe best known for its close-up exploration of Halley's Comet in 1986.
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E.
Luna spacecraft
The Luna spacecraft were a series of Soviet robotic probes launched between the late 1950s and 1970s that achieved many lunar exploration firsts, including the first human-made object to reach the Moon and the first soft landing on its surface.
- 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: Icarus satellite Target entity description: The Icarus satellite is a powerful fictional orbital weapon featured in the James Bond film "Die Another Day," controlled by villain Gustav Graves to harness solar energy for destructive purposes.
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A.
Ulysses spacecraft
The Ulysses spacecraft was a joint ESA–NASA mission launched in 1990 to study the Sun’s polar regions and the heliosphere from a unique high-inclination orbit.
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B.
CASSIOPE satellite
CASSIOPE satellite is a Canadian multi-purpose spacecraft that combines scientific research of Earth’s upper atmosphere with a commercial communications payload.
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C.
Hermes spacecraft
The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
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D.
Giotto spacecraft
The Giotto spacecraft was a European Space Agency probe best known for its close-up exploration of Halley's Comet in 1986.
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E.
Luna spacecraft
The Luna spacecraft were a series of Soviet robotic probes launched between the late 1950s and 1970s that achieved many lunar exploration firsts, including the first human-made object to reach the Moon and the first soft landing on its surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.