USC
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USC is a Japanese space launch and tracking facility operated by JAXA, known for supporting satellite launches and space science missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USC canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4431594 — 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: USC Context triple: [Uchinoura Space Center, hasAlternativeName, USC]
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USC
USC is a common abbreviation that, in this context, refers to the University of South Carolina and its Gamecocks athletic teams competing in NCAA Division I sports.
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USC
USC is a public university in Queensland, Australia, known for its modern campuses and focus on teaching quality and regional engagement.
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USC
USC is a historic public university in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, renowned for its academic and research excellence.
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University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a major private research university in Los Angeles known for its strong academic programs, influential alumni network, and significant contributions to fields such as film, engineering, and business.
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University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a leading public research university in Los Angeles renowned for its strong academic programs, influential research, and competitive athletics.
- 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: USC Target entity description: USC is a Japanese space launch and tracking facility operated by JAXA, known for supporting satellite launches and space science missions.
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A.
USC
USC is a common abbreviation that, in this context, refers to the University of South Carolina and its Gamecocks athletic teams competing in NCAA Division I sports.
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B.
USC
USC is a public university in Queensland, Australia, known for its modern campuses and focus on teaching quality and regional engagement.
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C.
USC
USC is a historic public university in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, renowned for its academic and research excellence.
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University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a major private research university in Los Angeles known for its strong academic programs, influential alumni network, and significant contributions to fields such as film, engineering, and business.
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University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a leading public research university in Los Angeles renowned for its strong academic programs, influential research, and competitive athletics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
space launch facility
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space tracking facility ⓘ spaceport ⓘ |
| affiliation | Japanese space program ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese satellites
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space science payloads ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese spaceport
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space tracking station in Japan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMission | supporting Japan’s space activities ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | ground segment facility ⓘ |
| languageOfOperator | Japanese ⓘ |
| launchCapability |
orbital launches
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satellite deployment ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
supporting satellite launches
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supporting space science missions ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | space industry ⓘ |
| typeOfFacility |
launch complex
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tracking station ⓘ |
| usedFor |
launch vehicle operations
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satellite launches ⓘ space science missions ⓘ spacecraft tracking ⓘ |
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: USC Description of subject: USC is a Japanese space launch and tracking facility operated by JAXA, known for supporting satellite launches and space science missions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.