ESA ground stations
E415729
ESA ground stations are a global network of ground-based antennas and facilities that track, communicate with, and control the European Space Agency’s spacecraft and missions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ESA ground stations canonical | 1 |
| Optical Ground Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4140128 — 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: ESA ground stations Context triple: [European Space Operations Centre, coordinatesWith, ESA ground stations]
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A.
Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility near Madrid, Spain, equipped with large radio antennas that track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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B.
Deep Space Network
The Deep Space Network is NASA’s global system of large radio antennas used to track, communicate with, and receive data from distant spacecraft throughout the solar system and beyond.
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C.
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility in California that houses large radio antennas used to track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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D.
DLR Galileo Control Center
The DLR Galileo Control Center is a German Aerospace Center facility responsible for operating and monitoring Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system.
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E.
Space Network
The Space Network is NASA’s global system of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites and ground stations that provides continuous communications and data relay services for spacecraft in low Earth orbit and other missions.
- 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: ESA ground stations Target entity description: ESA ground stations are a global network of ground-based antennas and facilities that track, communicate with, and control the European Space Agency’s spacecraft and missions.
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A.
Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility near Madrid, Spain, equipped with large radio antennas that track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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B.
Deep Space Network
The Deep Space Network is NASA’s global system of large radio antennas used to track, communicate with, and receive data from distant spacecraft throughout the solar system and beyond.
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C.
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility in California that houses large radio antennas used to track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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D.
DLR Galileo Control Center
The DLR Galileo Control Center is a German Aerospace Center facility responsible for operating and monitoring Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system.
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E.
Space Network
The Space Network is NASA’s global system of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites and ground stations that provides continuous communications and data relay services for spacecraft in low Earth orbit and other missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground station network
ⓘ
space communication infrastructure ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Deep Space Network
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Deep Space Network
other national space agency ground networks ⓘ |
| controlledFrom |
Darmstadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Darmstadt, Germany
European Space Operations Centre ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| hasAntennaDiameterRange | 13-metre to 35-metre class antennas ⓘ |
| hasAntennaType |
Ka-band antenna
ⓘ
S-band antenna ⓘ X-band antenna ⓘ deep space antenna ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Cebreros ground station
ⓘ
ESOC control centre interfaces ⓘ Hartebeesthoek ground station ⓘ Kiruna ground station ⓘ Kourou ⓘ
surface form:
Kourou ground station
Malargüe ground station ⓘ Malindi ground station ⓘ Maspalomas ground station ⓘ New Norcia ground station ⓘ Perth ground station ⓘ Redu ground station ⓘ Santa Maria ground station ⓘ Svalbard ground station ⓘ Troll Station ⓘ
surface form:
Troll ground station
Villafranca ground station ⓘ Weilheim ground station ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| partOf |
ESA ESTRACK network
ⓘ
surface form:
ESA Estrack network
|
| purpose |
Earth observation mission support
ⓘ
deep space communication ⓘ launch and early orbit phase support ⓘ mission control support ⓘ navigation mission support ⓘ science mission support ⓘ spacecraft tracking ⓘ telecommand uplink ⓘ telemetry reception ⓘ |
| supportsMissionPhase |
early orbit phase
ⓘ
end-of-life operations ⓘ launch phase ⓘ routine operations phase ⓘ |
| supportsOrbitType |
geostationary orbit
ⓘ
highly elliptical orbit ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ medium Earth orbit ⓘ |
| supportsService |
data relay via EDRS
ⓘ
telemetry, tracking and command ⓘ |
| usesStandard | CCSDS space communication standards ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: ESA ground stations Description of subject: ESA ground stations are a global network of ground-based antennas and facilities that track, communicate with, and control the European Space Agency’s spacecraft and missions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Optical Ground Station