ISS
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The ISS (International Space Station) is a large, permanently crewed orbital laboratory and research outpost that serves as a multinational collaboration for scientific experiments and space exploration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ISS canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6010653 — 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: ISS Context triple: [AMS-02 experiment, mountedOn, ISS]
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A.
ISS
ISS is an acronym commonly used to refer to Information Systems and Services, the organizational function responsible for managing and supporting an institution’s information technology infrastructure and services.
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B.
INSAT-3DR
INSAT-3DR is an Indian geostationary weather satellite designed to provide advanced meteorological observations, search and rescue services, and data relay capabilities.
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C.
STS
STS is the standard mission designation prefix used for NASA’s Space Shuttle flights, standing for Space Transportation System.
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D.
INSAT-3DS
INSAT-3DS is an Indian geostationary meteorological and communication satellite in the INSAT series, designed to support weather forecasting, disaster warning, and environmental monitoring.
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E.
Indian Space Research Organisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India’s national space agency, known for its cost-effective satellite launches, lunar and Mars missions, and growing role in global space collaboration.
- 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: ISS Target entity description: The ISS (International Space Station) is a large, permanently crewed orbital laboratory and research outpost that serves as a multinational collaboration for scientific experiments and space exploration.
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A.
ISS
ISS is an acronym commonly used to refer to Information Systems and Services, the organizational function responsible for managing and supporting an institution’s information technology infrastructure and services.
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B.
INSAT-3DR
INSAT-3DR is an Indian geostationary weather satellite designed to provide advanced meteorological observations, search and rescue services, and data relay capabilities.
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C.
STS
STS is the standard mission designation prefix used for NASA’s Space Shuttle flights, standing for Space Transportation System.
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D.
INSAT-3DS
INSAT-3DS is an Indian geostationary meteorological and communication satellite in the INSAT series, designed to support weather forecasting, disaster warning, and environmental monitoring.
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E.
Indian Space Research Organisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India’s national space agency, known for its cost-effective satellite launches, lunar and Mars missions, and growing role in global space collaboration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
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space station ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ISS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assemblyStartYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| communicationSystem | Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | modular assembly in orbit ⓘ |
| countryInvolvement |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple European countries ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | up to 7 people ⓘ |
| crewNationality |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ various ESA member states ⓘ |
| crewTransportVehicle |
Crew Dragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soyuz NERFINISHED ⓘ Starliner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | microgravity ⓘ |
| firstCrewArrivalDate | 2000-11-02 ⓘ |
| firstModuleLaunchDate | 1998-11-20 ⓘ |
| firstModuleName | Zarya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModule |
Columbus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cupola NERFINISHED ⓘ Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmony NERFINISHED ⓘ Kibo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nauka NERFINISHED ⓘ Poisk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rassvet NERFINISHED ⓘ Tranquility NERFINISHED ⓘ Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarya NERFINISHED ⓘ Zvezda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed |
Proton rocket
NERFINISHED
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Soyuz rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
CSA
NERFINISHED
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ESA NERFINISHED ⓘ JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA ⓘ Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 92 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitAltitude | approximately 400 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | about 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitsPerDay | about 15.5 ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| ownership | multinational partnership ⓘ |
| partnerAgency |
CSA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ESA NERFINISHED ⓘ JAXA NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar arrays ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionCompletionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
Earth and space observation
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international cooperation in space ⓘ microgravity research ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
| researchDiscipline |
Earth science
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astronomy ⓘ biology ⓘ human physiology ⓘ materials science ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| resupplyVehicle |
ATV
NERFINISHED
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Cargo Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Cygnus NERFINISHED ⓘ HTV NERFINISHED ⓘ Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | inhabited continuously since 2000-11-02 ⓘ |
| typicalCrewSize | 6 to 7 ⓘ |
| typicalSpeed | about 7.66 kilometers per second ⓘ |
| visibleFromEarth | yes ⓘ |
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: ISS Description of subject: The ISS (International Space Station) is a large, permanently crewed orbital laboratory and research outpost that serves as a multinational collaboration for scientific experiments and space exploration.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.