Onizuka Air Force Station
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Onizuka Air Force Station was a U.S. Air Force installation in California best known for its role in military space operations and for being named in honor of astronaut Ellison Onizuka.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onizuka Air Force Station canonical | 1 |
| Sunnyvale Air Force Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1845204 — 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: Onizuka Air Force Station Context triple: [Ellison Onizuka, hasMemorial, Onizuka Air Force Station]
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A.
Albrook Air Force Station
Albrook Air Force Station was a major United States Air Force installation in the former Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional air operations and defense.
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B.
Kadena Air Base
Kadena Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Japan that serves as a key strategic hub for American military operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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C.
Misawa Air Base
Misawa Air Base is a major joint U.S.–Japan military installation in Aomori Prefecture that supports both air defense and regional security operations.
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D.
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a major U.S. military spaceport on California’s central coast used for polar-orbit and other space launches by government and commercial providers.
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E.
Yokota Air Base
Yokota Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in western Tokyo that serves as the primary hub for U.S. military air operations and command in Japan.
- 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: Onizuka Air Force Station Target entity description: Onizuka Air Force Station was a U.S. Air Force installation in California best known for its role in military space operations and for being named in honor of astronaut Ellison Onizuka.
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A.
Albrook Air Force Station
Albrook Air Force Station was a major United States Air Force installation in the former Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional air operations and defense.
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B.
Kadena Air Base
Kadena Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Japan that serves as a key strategic hub for American military operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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C.
Misawa Air Base
Misawa Air Base is a major joint U.S.–Japan military installation in Aomori Prefecture that supports both air defense and regional security operations.
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D.
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a major U.S. military spaceport on California’s central coast used for polar-orbit and other space launches by government and commercial providers.
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E.
Yokota Air Base
Yokota Air Base is a major United States Air Force installation in western Tokyo that serves as the primary hub for U.S. military air operations and command in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Air Force installation ⓘ |
| category |
United States Space Command facility
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former military installation in California ⓘ satellite ground station ⓘ space operations center ⓘ |
| closureReason |
Base Realignment and Closure
ⓘ
surface form:
Base Realignment and Closure process
|
| controlledBy |
Air Force Satellite Control Network
ⓘ
Air Force Space Command ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Sunnyvale Air Force Base
ⓘ
Onizuka Air Force Station self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sunnyvale Air Force Station
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| garrison |
21st Space Operations Squadron
ⓘ
750th Space Group ⓘ 750th Space Wing ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commanding on-orbit satellites
ⓘ
downlinking satellite telemetry ⓘ uploading commands to spacecraft ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
mission control rooms
ⓘ
satellite operations control center ⓘ secure communications facilities ⓘ |
| hasRole |
military space operations
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mission control for military satellites ⓘ satellite command and control ⓘ spacecraft telemetry tracking ⓘ |
| heritage | part of U.S. military space infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Santa Clara County ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Clara County, California
Silicon Valley ⓘ Sunnyvale, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Sunnyvale, California
|
| locatedNear |
Moffett Field, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Moffett Federal Airfield
Ames Research Center ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Ames Research Center
|
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ellison Onizuka ⓘ |
| namedAfterEvent | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | astronaut ⓘ |
| namedForPersonAffiliation | NASA ⓘ |
| namedForPersonMilitaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedForPersonNationality | Japanese American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being named in honor of Ellison Onizuka after the Challenger disaster
ⓘ
supporting Department of Defense space missions ⓘ supporting National Reconnaissance Office satellites ⓘ supporting classified space operations ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Force Satellite Control Network
ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force Satellite Control Facility
|
| status | closed ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Cold War
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post–Cold War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Onizuka Air Force Station Description of subject: Onizuka Air Force Station was a U.S. Air Force installation in California best known for its role in military space operations and for being named in honor of astronaut Ellison Onizuka.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sunnyvale Air Force Station