45th Space Wing

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United States Space Force unit military unit

The 45th Space Wing is a U.S. Space Force unit headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, responsible for managing and supporting military and government space launch operations from the Eastern Range, including Cape Canaveral.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
45th Space Wing canonical	6
Space Launch Delta 45	5
45th Space Wing (United States Air Force)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T588863 — 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: 45th Space Wing
Context triple: [Air Force Space Command, notableUnit, 45th Space Wing]

A. 30th Space Wing
The 30th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for space launch and range operations, primarily from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
B. 21st Space Wing
The 21st Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for missile warning, space control, and space surveillance operations worldwide.
C. 412th Test Wing
The 412th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for conducting flight testing and evaluation of advanced military aircraft and aerospace systems.
D. Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command was a former major command of the U.S. Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equipping forces for space operations before its functions were transferred to the United States Space Force.
E. 36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
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: 45th Space Wing
Target entity description: The 45th Space Wing is a U.S. Space Force unit headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, responsible for managing and supporting military and government space launch operations from the Eastern Range, including Cape Canaveral.

A. 30th Space Wing
The 30th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for space launch and range operations, primarily from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
B. 21st Space Wing
The 21st Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for missile warning, space control, and space surveillance operations worldwide.
C. 412th Test Wing
The 412th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for conducting flight testing and evaluation of advanced military aircraft and aerospace systems.
D. Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command was a former major command of the U.S. Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equipping forces for space operations before its functions were transferred to the United States Space Force.
E. 36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Space Force unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ
associatedWith	Space Launch Delta 45 reorganization ⓘ
controls	Eastern Range flight termination systems ⓘ Eastern Range instrumentation ⓘ Eastern Range tracking and telemetry assets ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
engagesIn	launch risk analysis and public safety protection ⓘ launch vehicle processing and integration support ⓘ range scheduling and coordination ⓘ weather support for space launch ⓘ
formerlyPartOf	Air Force Space Command ⓘ
garrison	Patrick Space Force Base ⓘ
hasMajorInstallation	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ Patrick Space Force Base ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Patrick Space Force Base ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Brevard County ⓘ surface form: Brevard County, Florida Florida ⓘ
mission	assure access to space for the United States ⓘ provide launch and range operations for national security space missions ⓘ
nickname	The World’s Premier Gateway to Space ⓘ
operatesFrom	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ Kennedy Space Center (support role) ⓘ
operatesOnArea	Eastern Range ⓘ
operationalArea	Atlantic Ocean downrange tracking and safety corridor ⓘ
partOf	45th Space Wing self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Space Launch Delta 45
predecessor	45th Space Wing self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 45th Space Wing (United States Air Force)
primaryFunction	space launch base and range operations ⓘ
responsibleFor	space launch operations from the Eastern Range ⓘ support of U.S. government space launches ⓘ support of U.S. military space launches ⓘ
role	launch base support ⓘ range safety ⓘ space launch range operations ⓘ spacelift operations ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Space Force ⓘ
subordinateTo	Space Operations Command ⓘ
supports	Department of Defense space launches ⓘ National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches ⓘ commercial space launch providers on the Eastern Range ⓘ
supportsLaunchVehicles	Atlas V ⓘ Delta IV ⓘ Falcon 9 rocket ⓘ surface form: Falcon 9 Falcon Heavy rocket ⓘ surface form: Falcon Heavy other U.S. expendable and reusable launch vehicles ⓘ
theater	Eastern Range ⓘ surface form: Eastern Test Range
type	space launch and range operations wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited