GSAT-1
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GSAT-1 is an Indian communications satellite that served as the inaugural payload for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GSAT-1 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2139184 — 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: GSAT-1 Context triple: [Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, firstFlightPayload, GSAT-1]
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A.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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B.
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
PALAPA B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in the early 1980s to expand the country's domestic and regional telecommunications capabilities.
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C.
SCISAT-1
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian scientific satellite dedicated primarily to studying Earth's upper atmosphere and monitoring ozone layer chemistry and related trace gases.
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D.
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B was a NASA communications satellite intended to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and ground stations as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS).
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E.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in 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: GSAT-1 Target entity description: GSAT-1 is an Indian communications satellite that served as the inaugural payload for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) program.
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A.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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B.
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
PALAPA B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in the early 1980s to expand the country's domestic and regional telecommunications capabilities.
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C.
SCISAT-1
SCISAT-1 is a Canadian scientific satellite dedicated primarily to studying Earth's upper atmosphere and monitoring ozone layer chemistry and related trace gases.
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D.
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B was a NASA communications satellite intended to relay data between spacecraft in low Earth orbit and ground stations as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS).
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E.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian satellite
ⓘ
communications satellite ⓘ |
| actualOrbit | lower than planned geosynchronous transfer orbit ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries |
GSAT
ⓘ
surface form:
GSAT series
|
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| failureCause | underperformance of GSLV upper stage ⓘ |
| intendedOrbit | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indian national satellite communications system ⓘ |
| launchCountry | India ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2001-04-18 ⓘ |
| launchOutcome | partial failure ⓘ |
| launchPad | SLP at Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
ⓘ
Sriharikota ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
GSLV Mk I
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | about 1540 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | partial failure ⓘ |
| missionPurpose |
telecommunications services
ⓘ
television broadcasting support ⓘ |
| missionType | communications ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Space Research Organisation
ⓘ
surface form:
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitType | geosynchronous transfer orbit ⓘ |
| payload |
C-band transponders
ⓘ
S-band transponders ⓘ |
| precededBy |
INSAT series
ⓘ
surface form:
INSAT series satellites
|
| program |
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
GSLV programme
|
| spaceAgency | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | I-2K ⓘ |
| wasFirstPayloadOf |
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle programme
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: GSAT-1 Description of subject: GSAT-1 is an Indian communications satellite that served as the inaugural payload for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) program.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.