Kedr
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Kedr was the radio call sign used by Yuri Gagarin during his historic Vostok 1 mission, the first human spaceflight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kedr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1927148 — 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: Kedr Context triple: [Vostok 1, crewCallsSign, Kedr]
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A.
Pyrus
Pyrus is a genus of flowering plants best known for including the cultivated pear trees that produce edible pears.
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B.
Zelkova
Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
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C.
Forsskaolea
Forsskaolea is a small genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, known for its often weedy, herbaceous species found in warm and arid regions.
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D.
Mountain Ash
Mountain Ash is a former coal-mining town and community in the Cynon Valley of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.
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E.
Mespilus
Mespilus is a small genus of deciduous fruit-bearing trees or shrubs in the rose family, best known for the common medlar cultivated for its distinctive, late-ripening fruit.
- 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: Kedr Target entity description: Kedr was the radio call sign used by Yuri Gagarin during his historic Vostok 1 mission, the first human spaceflight.
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A.
Pyrus
Pyrus is a genus of flowering plants best known for including the cultivated pear trees that produce edible pears.
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B.
Zelkova
Zelkova is a small genus of deciduous trees in the elm family, valued as ornamentals and for bonsai, and native to parts of Europe and Asia.
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C.
Forsskaolea
Forsskaolea is a small genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, known for its often weedy, herbaceous species found in warm and arid regions.
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D.
Mountain Ash
Mountain Ash is a former coal-mining town and community in the Cynon Valley of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.
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E.
Mespilus
Mespilus is a small genus of deciduous fruit-bearing trees or shrubs in the rose family, best known for the common medlar cultivated for its distinctive, late-ripening fruit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
radio call sign
ⓘ
space mission callsign ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| associatedWithDiscipline |
human spaceflight
ⓘ
space communications ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | first human in space ⓘ |
| callSignHolder |
Vostok 1
ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok 1 spacecraft
Yuri Gagarin ⓘ
surface form:
Yuri Gagarin (as pilot of Vostok 1)
|
| callSignType | spacecraft call sign ⓘ |
| communicationRole | identification of spacecraft and pilot in radio traffic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first callsign used in human orbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| meaningInRussian |
Korean pine
ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian pine
|
| missionPhase |
launch
ⓘ
orbit ⓘ reentry ⓘ |
| partOfProgram |
Vostok programme
ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok program
|
| refersTo |
Vostok 1
ⓘ
surface form:
Yuri Gagarin’s Vostok 1 spacecraft
|
| spaceAgency | Soviet space program ⓘ |
| startUseDate | 1961-04-12 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Yuri Gagarin ⓘ |
| usedByOrganization |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Air Force
Soviet space program ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet space authorities
|
| usedDuring | Vostok 1 ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
first human spaceflight
ⓘ
manned space mission communications ⓘ |
| usedWithGroundStations | Soviet tracking and communication network ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kedr Description of subject: Kedr was the radio call sign used by Yuri Gagarin during his historic Vostok 1 mission, the first human spaceflight.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.