USA-17
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USA-17 is a U.S. military reconnaissance satellite, believed to be part of the Keyhole/IMINT spy satellite program operated by the National Reconnaissance Office.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USA-17 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17300043 — 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: USA-17 Context triple: [USA 17, hasAlternativeName, USA-17]
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A.
NROL-71
NROL-71 is a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission, believed to be an advanced spy satellite launched for intelligence-gathering purposes.
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B.
NROL-44
NROL-44 is a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission, believed to support strategic intelligence and surveillance operations.
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C.
NROL-68
NROL-68 is a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission launched for intelligence and surveillance purposes.
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D.
Space Delta 4
Space Delta 4 is a unit of the U.S. Space Force responsible for providing strategic and tactical missile warning and related space-based surveillance capabilities.
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E.
Space Delta 2
Space Delta 2 is a unit of the United States Space Force responsible for space domain awareness and tracking objects in Earth’s orbit.
- 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: USA-17 Target entity description: USA-17 is a U.S. military reconnaissance satellite, believed to be part of the Keyhole/IMINT spy satellite program operated by the National Reconnaissance Office.
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A.
NROL-71
NROL-71 is a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission, believed to be an advanced spy satellite launched for intelligence-gathering purposes.
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B.
NROL-44
NROL-44 is a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission, believed to support strategic intelligence and surveillance operations.
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C.
NROL-68
NROL-68 is a classified U.S. National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission launched for intelligence and surveillance purposes.
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D.
Space Delta 4
Space Delta 4 is a unit of the U.S. Space Force responsible for providing strategic and tactical missile warning and related space-based surveillance capabilities.
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E.
Space Delta 2
Space Delta 2 is a unit of the United States Space Force responsible for space domain awareness and tracking objects in Earth’s orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USA 17