Tiangong-2 space laboratory
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Tiangong-2 space laboratory was China’s second prototype space station module, used to test key technologies for future modular space stations and support crewed and cargo missions in low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiangong-1 | 1 |
| Tiangong-2 | 1 |
| Tiangong-2 space laboratory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8185683 — 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: Tiangong-2 space laboratory Context triple: [Tianzhou cargo spacecraft, firstMissionTarget, Tiangong-2 space laboratory]
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A.
Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is China’s modular, permanently crewed orbital outpost that serves as the centerpiece of its independent human spaceflight and research program in low Earth orbit.
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B.
Mengtian
Mengtian is a Chinese space laboratory module that forms part of the Tiangong space station, supporting scientific experiments and research in orbit.
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C.
Wentian
Wentian is a Chinese space laboratory module that serves as a key component of the Tiangong space station, providing additional research facilities, living space, and support systems for taikonauts in orbit.
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D.
Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
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E.
Tianzhou cargo spacecraft
The Tianzhou cargo spacecraft is a Chinese automated freighter designed to deliver supplies, equipment, and fuel to support long-term operations of China’s Tiangong space station.
- 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: Tiangong-2 space laboratory Target entity description: Tiangong-2 space laboratory was China’s second prototype space station module, used to test key technologies for future modular space stations and support crewed and cargo missions in low Earth orbit.
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A.
Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is China’s modular, permanently crewed orbital outpost that serves as the centerpiece of its independent human spaceflight and research program in low Earth orbit.
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B.
Mengtian
Mengtian is a Chinese space laboratory module that forms part of the Tiangong space station, supporting scientific experiments and research in orbit.
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C.
Wentian
Wentian is a Chinese space laboratory module that serves as a key component of the Tiangong space station, providing additional research facilities, living space, and support systems for taikonauts in orbit.
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D.
Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
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E.
Tianzhou cargo spacecraft
The Tianzhou cargo spacecraft is a Chinese automated freighter designed to deliver supplies, equipment, and fuel to support long-term operations of China’s Tiangong space station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese space station module
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prototype space station module ⓘ space laboratory ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | reaction control system ⓘ |
| cargoMission | Tianzhou 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargoMissionPurpose |
test automated cargo resupply
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test in-orbit refueling ⓘ |
| controlledReentry | true ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crew |
Chen Dong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jing Haipeng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| deorbitDate |
19 July 2019
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2019-07-19 ⓘ |
| diameter | about 3.35 meters ⓘ |
| dockingPorts | 2 ⓘ |
| dockingSystem | Chinese APAS-type docking system ⓘ |
| experiments |
Earth observation experiments
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microgravity experiments ⓘ quantum communication experiments ⓘ space medicine experiments ⓘ space science experiments ⓘ |
| firstCrewedDockingDate |
19 October 2016
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2016-10-19 ⓘ |
| firstCrewedMission | Shenzhou 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tiangong space station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate |
15 September 2016
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2016-09-15 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Long March 2F NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 10.4 meters ⓘ |
| longestCrewedStayDuration | about 30 days ⓘ |
| mass | about 8,600 kilograms ⓘ |
| operator |
China Manned Space Agency
NERFINISHED
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China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tiangong-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pressurizedModules | 1 ⓘ |
| programRole | intermediate step toward China’s modular space station ⓘ |
| purpose |
support cargo missions in low Earth orbit
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support crewed missions in low Earth orbit ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ test key technologies for future modular space stations ⓘ |
| reentryLocation | South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceProgram | Chinese space program ⓘ |
| status | deorbited ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Shenzhou 11
NERFINISHED
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Tianzhou 1 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: Tiangong-2 space laboratory Description of subject: Tiangong-2 space laboratory was China’s second prototype space station module, used to test key technologies for future modular space stations and support crewed and cargo missions in low Earth orbit.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tiangong-1
this entity surface form:
Tiangong-2