Starlink user terminals
E18343
Starlink user terminals are ground-based satellite dishes and modems that connect individual users to the Starlink broadband internet network.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SpaceX Starlink beta program | 1 |
| Starlink dish | 1 |
| Starlink ground segment | 1 |
| Starlink router | 1 |
| Starlink terminal | 1 |
| Starlink user terminal | 1 |
| Starlink user terminals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T146607 — 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: Starlink user terminals Context triple: [Starlink satellite constellation, hasComponent, Starlink user terminals]
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A.
Starlink satellite constellation
The Starlink satellite constellation is a large network of low Earth orbit satellites developed by SpaceX to provide high-speed, low-latency global internet coverage.
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B.
Starship launch system
The Starship launch system is SpaceX’s fully reusable, next-generation rocket designed for deep-space missions, including transporting humans and cargo to the Moon and Mars.
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C.
Space and Airborne Systems
Space and Airborne Systems is a Raytheon business unit specializing in advanced space, airborne, and radar technologies for defense and intelligence applications.
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D.
Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
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E.
Falcon Heavy rocket
The Falcon Heavy rocket is SpaceX’s heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying large payloads to orbit using a reusable, triple-booster first stage.
- 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: Starlink user terminals Target entity description: Starlink user terminals are ground-based satellite dishes and modems that connect individual users to the Starlink broadband internet network.
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A.
Starlink satellite constellation
The Starlink satellite constellation is a large network of low Earth orbit satellites developed by SpaceX to provide high-speed, low-latency global internet coverage.
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B.
Starship launch system
The Starship launch system is SpaceX’s fully reusable, next-generation rocket designed for deep-space missions, including transporting humans and cargo to the Moon and Mars.
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C.
Space and Airborne Systems
Space and Airborne Systems is a Raytheon business unit specializing in advanced space, airborne, and radar technologies for defense and intelligence applications.
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D.
Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
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E.
Falcon Heavy rocket
The Falcon Heavy rocket is SpaceX’s heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying large payloads to orbit using a reusable, triple-booster first stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground segment equipment
ⓘ
satellite internet user terminal ⓘ |
| communicatesVia | radio frequency links ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Starlink satellite constellation
ⓘ
surface form:
Starlink broadband internet network
Starlink satellite constellation ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Starlink mobile application ⓘ |
| deployedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ parts of Africa ⓘ parts of Asia ⓘ |
| developedBy | SpaceX ⓘ |
| firstServiceLaunchYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| function |
provide broadband internet access to end users
ⓘ
track and maintain links with moving Starlink satellites ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Wi‑Fi router
ⓘ
phased-array antenna ⓘ power supply ⓘ user modem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
automatic satellite handover
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built-in GNSS receiver (for orientation and location) ⓘ integrated Wi‑Fi access point (for standard kits) ⓘ |
| hasShape |
circular dish (first generation)
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rectangular flat panel (later generation) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
aviation terminal
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flat high-performance in-motion terminal ⓘ high-performance terminal ⓘ maritime terminal ⓘ standard residential terminal ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Starlink user terminals
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SpaceX Starlink beta program
|
| marketedAs | Dishy McFlatface ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Starlink network operations ⓘ |
| operatesIn | low Earth orbit satellite network ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Starlink subscribers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Starlink satellite constellation
ⓘ
surface form:
Starlink
|
| poweredBy | AC mains power ⓘ |
| requires |
Starlink service subscription
ⓘ
clear view of the sky ⓘ |
| supports |
motorized dish positioning (for some models)
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self-orienting mount (for some models) ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
RV and mobile use
ⓘ
aviation connectivity ⓘ business internet access ⓘ maritime connectivity ⓘ residential internet access ⓘ |
| usesFrequencyBand |
Ka-band
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Ku-band ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | phased-array beam steering ⓘ |
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: Starlink user terminals Description of subject: Starlink user terminals are ground-based satellite dishes and modems that connect individual users to the Starlink broadband internet network.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Starlink user terminal
this entity surface form:
SpaceX Starlink beta program
this entity surface form:
Starlink user terminal
this entity surface form:
Starlink router
this entity surface form:
Starlink ground segment
this entity surface form:
Starlink dish
this entity surface form:
Starlink terminal