Palapa B series
E673865
The Palapa B series was a generation of Indonesian communications satellites used to expand the country’s domestic and regional telecommunications network in the 1980s and 1990s.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palapa B series canonical | 1 |
| Palapa B3 | 1 |
| Palapa program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7574531 — 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: Palapa B series Context triple: [Palapa B2, program, Palapa B series]
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A.
Opañel
Opañel is a Madrid Metro station serving the Carabanchel district in Spain.
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B.
Papasha
Papasha is the affectionate Russian nickname for the PPSh-41, a widely used Soviet submachine gun from World War II.
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C.
Palmwag
Palmwag is a remote lodge and conservation area in northwestern Namibia known for its desert-adapted wildlife and scenic, arid landscapes.
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D.
Mikro Papingo
Mikro Papingo is a small traditional mountain village in the Zagori region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, known for its stone architecture and proximity to the Vikos Gorge.
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E.
Honancho
Honancho is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan, known as a residential area with convenient access to central city districts via the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.
- 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: Palapa B series Target entity description: The Palapa B series was a generation of Indonesian communications satellites used to expand the country’s domestic and regional telecommunications network in the 1980s and 1990s.
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A.
Opañel
Opañel is a Madrid Metro station serving the Carabanchel district in Spain.
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B.
Papasha
Papasha is the affectionate Russian nickname for the PPSh-41, a widely used Soviet submachine gun from World War II.
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C.
Palmwag
Palmwag is a remote lodge and conservation area in northwestern Namibia known for its desert-adapted wildlife and scenic, arid landscapes.
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D.
Mikro Papingo
Mikro Papingo is a small traditional mountain village in the Zagori region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, known for its stone architecture and proximity to the Vikos Gorge.
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E.
Honancho
Honancho is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan, known as a residential area with convenient access to central city districts via the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indonesian satellite program
ⓘ
communications satellite series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Palapa B2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
Asia-Pacific region
NERFINISHED
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Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | expansion of Indonesian telecommunications network ⓘ |
| follows | Palapa A series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Palapa B1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palapa B2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Palapa B2R NERFINISHED ⓘ Palapa B3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Palapa B4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate |
1983-06-18
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1984-02-03 ⓘ |
| launchOutcome | orbit insertion failure ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Shuttle NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
PT Telkom Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perumtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Palapa satellite program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFrequencyBand | C-band ⓘ |
| recoveryMission | STS-51A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | ASEAN countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series |
Palapa B series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palapa B series NERFINISHED ⓘ Palapa B series NERFINISHED ⓘ Palapa B series NERFINISHED ⓘ Palapa B series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus |
HS-376
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HS-376 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
data communications
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domestic telecommunications ⓘ regional telecommunications ⓘ telephone services ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ |
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: Palapa B series Description of subject: The Palapa B series was a generation of Indonesian communications satellites used to expand the country’s domestic and regional telecommunications network in the 1980s and 1990s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Palapa B3
subject surface form:
PALAPA B1
this entity surface form:
Palapa program