SSRMS
E259981
SSRMS is the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, better known as Canadarm2, a large robotic arm used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling on the International Space Station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SSRMS canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2372687 — 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: SSRMS Context triple: [Canadarm2, abbreviation, SSRMS]
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A.
SRMS
SRMS is the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, a robotic arm used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and retrieve payloads in space.
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B.
RSM
RSM is the international vehicle registration code used on license plates for vehicles registered in San Marino.
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C.
RSM
RSM is the acronym for the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, focused on training, advising, and assisting Afghan security forces after the end of NATO’s combat operations.
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D.
RSM
RSM is the abbreviation commonly used for the Royal Schools of Music, a group of prestigious UK conservatoires known for their music education and examination programs.
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E.
RMSC
RMSC is the Rose M. Singer Center, a women’s jail facility located on Rikers Island in New York City.
- 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: SSRMS Target entity description: SSRMS is the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, better known as Canadarm2, a large robotic arm used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling on the International Space Station.
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A.
SRMS
SRMS is the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, a robotic arm used on NASA's Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, maneuver, and retrieve payloads in space.
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B.
RSM
RSM is the international vehicle registration code used on license plates for vehicles registered in San Marino.
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C.
RSM
RSM is the abbreviation commonly used for the Royal Schools of Music, a group of prestigious UK conservatoires known for their music education and examination programs.
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D.
RSM
RSM is the acronym for the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, focused on training, advising, and assisting Afghan security forces after the end of NATO’s combat operations.
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E.
RMSC
RMSC is the Rose M. Singer Center, a women’s jail facility located on Rikers Island in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
space manipulator system
ⓘ
space robotics system ⓘ space station robotic arm ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Canadarm2
ⓘ
Mobile Servicing System ⓘ
surface form:
Space Station Remote Manipulator System
|
| belongsToProgram |
International Space Station program
ⓘ
surface form:
International Space Station Program
|
| canTranslateAlong |
P3/P4 truss segment
ⓘ
surface form:
Integrated Truss Structure
Mobile Base System ⓘ |
| capturesSpacecraftType |
Cygnus
ⓘ
HTV ⓘ SpaceX Cargo Dragon ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX Dragon
|
| controlledFrom |
Cupola module
ⓘ
Destiny (U.S. Laboratory Module) ⓘ
surface form:
Destiny laboratory module
ground control centers ⓘ |
| controlSystem | Robotics Workstation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| degreesOfFreedom | 7 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Canadian Space Agency ⓘ |
| firstActivationDate | 2001-04-22 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Cameras
ⓘ
Elbow Joint ⓘ Latching End Effector ⓘ Lights ⓘ Shoulder Joint ⓘ Wrist Joint ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Dextre ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Canadarm ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2001-04-19 ⓘ |
| launchedOnMission | STS-100 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ |
| length |
17.6 metres
ⓘ
57.7 feet ⓘ |
| locatedInOrbitOf | Earth ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MDA ⓘ |
| mass | about 1,800 kilograms ⓘ |
| mountsTo | Power Data Grapple Fixture ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ability to walk end-over-end between grapple fixtures
ⓘ
symmetrical design with two identical ends ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Space Agency
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | International Space Station ⓘ |
| powerSource | International Space Station electrical power system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
assembly of International Space Station modules
ⓘ
capture and berthing of uncrewed cargo spacecraft ⓘ cargo handling on International Space Station ⓘ maintenance of International Space Station ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
astronaut positioning
ⓘ
extravehicular activity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inspection of International Space Station exterior
ⓘ
relocation of large payloads ⓘ support of visiting vehicle operations ⓘ |
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: SSRMS Description of subject: SSRMS is the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, better known as Canadarm2, a large robotic arm used for assembly, maintenance, and cargo handling on the International Space Station.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.