APAS-89
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APAS-89 is a Soviet/Russian and American-compatible androgynous docking system used for spacecraft rendezvous and docking, notably on the Mir space station and later on the Space Shuttle–Mir and ISS programs.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4545243 — 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: APAS-89 Context triple: [Mir space station, dockingSystem, APAS-89]
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AP 39
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P80
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- 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: APAS-89 Target entity description: APAS-89 is a Soviet/Russian and American-compatible androgynous docking system used for spacecraft rendezvous and docking, notably on the Mir space station and later on the Space Shuttle–Mir and ISS programs.
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A.
A-Spec
A-Spec is Acura’s sport-oriented trim and styling package that enhances select models with more aggressive design cues and performance-focused features.
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B.
AP 39
AP 39 is the designated vehicle registration code for motor vehicles registered in the Kakinada region of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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C.
P80
P80 is a solid-fuel first-stage rocket motor used on the European Vega small-lift launch vehicle.
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D.
J80
J80 is the internal chassis code used by Toyota for the 80-series Land Cruiser platform that underpins the first-generation Lexus LX luxury SUV.
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E.
AP-S
AP-S is the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, a leading professional organization focused on the theory, design, and application of antennas and the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
androgynous peripheral attach system
ⓘ
spacecraft docking system ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | American spacecraft docking systems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Russian space industry
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Soviet space industry ⓘ |
| developedFor | Buran program docking interfaces ⓘ |
| enables | docking between dissimilar spacecraft designs ⓘ |
| era |
1990s
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early ISS assembly phase ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ |
| follows | APAS-75 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
androgynous docking interface
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guidance petals ⓘ peripheral capture ring ⓘ structural latches ⓘ |
| hasDockingType | androgynous ⓘ |
| hasRole | interface between Russian and American spacecraft ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | APAS-95 ⓘ |
| partOf |
ISS docking system configuration
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Mir docking system NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuttle–Mir docking interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
APAS-75 docking system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
APAS-95 docking system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | Soviet–Russian docking interface standards ⓘ |
| supports |
manned spacecraft docking
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pressurized crew transfer ⓘ |
| usedFor |
spacecraft docking
ⓘ
spacecraft rendezvous ⓘ |
| usedInProgram |
International Space Station program
NERFINISHED
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Mir program ⓘ Shuttle–Mir program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
International Space Station
NERFINISHED
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Mir space station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuttle–ISS missions NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuttle–Mir docking module NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle–Mir program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnModule |
ISS Pressurized Mating Adapter-1
NERFINISHED
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ISS Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ ISS Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mir Docking Module (DM) for Shuttle–Mir NERFINISHED ⓘ Mir Kristall module (docking port configuration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWith |
ISS Pressurized Mating Adapter
NERFINISHED
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Mir Docking Module (Shuttle–Mir) NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: APAS-89 Description of subject: APAS-89 is a Soviet/Russian and American-compatible androgynous docking system used for spacecraft rendezvous and docking, notably on the Mir space station and later on the Space Shuttle–Mir and ISS programs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
APAS-95