European Union Satellite Centre
E448053
The European Union Satellite Centre is an EU agency that provides geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery analysis to support the Union’s foreign, security, and defence policies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Union Satellite Centre canonical | 2 |
| EU Satellite Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4495309 — 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: European Union Satellite Centre Context triple: [Torrejón de Ardoz, hasFacility, European Union Satellite Centre]
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A.
European Space Operations Centre
The European Space Operations Centre is the European Space Agency’s main control hub for managing and monitoring its satellites and space missions.
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B.
European Space Research and Technology Centre
The European Space Research and Technology Centre is the European Space Agency’s main technical hub, where spacecraft, instruments, and space technologies are developed and tested.
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C.
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme is the EU body responsible for managing and overseeing the Union’s space initiatives, including satellite navigation, Earth observation, and secure communications services.
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D.
German Space Situational Awareness Centre
The German Space Situational Awareness Centre is a military-operated facility responsible for monitoring and analyzing objects and activities in space to support Germany’s national security and space operations.
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E.
European Space Astronomy Centre
The European Space Astronomy Centre is the European Space Agency’s main hub for space science operations, hosting mission control, data processing, and archives for many of ESA’s astronomy and planetary 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: European Union Satellite Centre Target entity description: The European Union Satellite Centre is an EU agency that provides geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery analysis to support the Union’s foreign, security, and defence policies.
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A.
European Space Operations Centre
The European Space Operations Centre is the European Space Agency’s main control hub for managing and monitoring its satellites and space missions.
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B.
European Space Research and Technology Centre
The European Space Research and Technology Centre is the European Space Agency’s main technical hub, where spacecraft, instruments, and space technologies are developed and tested.
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C.
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme is the EU body responsible for managing and overseeing the Union’s space initiatives, including satellite navigation, Earth observation, and secure communications services.
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D.
German Space Situational Awareness Centre
The German Space Situational Awareness Centre is a military-operated facility responsible for monitoring and analyzing objects and activities in space to support Germany’s national security and space operations.
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E.
European Space Astronomy Centre
The European Space Astronomy Centre is the European Space Agency’s main hub for space science operations, hosting mission control, data processing, and archives for many of ESA’s astronomy and planetary missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union agency
ⓘ
geospatial intelligence organisation ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinates |
-3.445
ⓘ
40.493 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| employs |
geospatial analysts
ⓘ
imagery analysts ⓘ remote sensing experts ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Western European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
providing geospatial intelligence to the European Union
ⓘ
satellite imagery analysis ⓘ support to EU defence policy ⓘ support to EU foreign policy ⓘ support to EU security policy ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.satcen.europa.eu ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Community of Madrid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Torrejón de Ardoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Council Decision 2014/401/CFSP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Torrejón Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logoImage | logo of the European Union Satellite Centre ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | European Union Satellite Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| officialName | European Union Satellite Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesFor |
Common Security and Defence Policy missions
ⓘ
European External Action Service NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union member states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Common Foreign and Security Policy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Common Security and Defence Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesServiceTo |
EU crisis management operations
ⓘ
EU institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ EU member states ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | European Union agency ⓘ |
| reorganizedIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| sector |
foreign policy
ⓘ
security and defence ⓘ |
| shortName |
EU SatCen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SatCen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
aerial imagery
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geospatial data ⓘ satellite imagery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European Union Satellite Centre Description of subject: The European Union Satellite Centre is an EU agency that provides geospatial intelligence and satellite imagery analysis to support the Union’s foreign, security, and defence policies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
EU Satellite Centre