Amazonia-1 satellite
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Amazonia-1 satellite is Brazil’s first fully domestically designed and built Earth observation satellite, developed to monitor deforestation and environmental changes in the Amazon rainforest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amazonia-1 satellite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9890158 — 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: Amazonia-1 satellite Context triple: [Brazilian Space Agency, notableProject, Amazonia-1 satellite]
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A.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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B.
Sapphire (satellite)
Sapphire is a Canadian military surveillance satellite designed to track space objects and contribute to space situational awareness.
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C.
Anik C3 communications satellite
Anik C3 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services, launched into orbit in the early 1980s.
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D.
GSAT-1
GSAT-1 is an Indian communications satellite that served as the inaugural payload for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) program.
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E.
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
PALAPA B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in the early 1980s to expand the country's domestic and regional telecommunications capabilities.
- 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: Amazonia-1 satellite Target entity description: Amazonia-1 satellite is Brazil’s first fully domestically designed and built Earth observation satellite, developed to monitor deforestation and environmental changes in the Amazon rainforest.
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A.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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B.
Sapphire (satellite)
Sapphire is a Canadian military surveillance satellite designed to track space objects and contribute to space situational awareness.
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C.
Anik C3 communications satellite
Anik C3 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services, launched into orbit in the early 1980s.
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D.
GSAT-1
GSAT-1 is an Indian communications satellite that served as the inaugural payload for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) program.
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E.
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
PALAPA B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in the early 1980s to expand the country's domestic and regional telecommunications capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
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remote sensing satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Amazônia-1
NERFINISHED
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SSR-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| application |
agricultural monitoring
ⓘ
disaster monitoring ⓘ forest cover monitoring ⓘ urban expansion monitoring ⓘ water resources monitoring ⓘ |
| belongsToConstellation | Amazonia satellite series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlCenter | INPE satellite control center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| dataDownlink | Brazilian ground stations ⓘ |
| dataUser |
Brazilian environmental agencies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Institute for Space Research of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designLife | 4 years ⓘ |
| developedBy | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groundResolution | approximately 60 meters ⓘ |
| instrument | WFI camera ⓘ |
| isFirstOf | Brazil’s fully domestically designed and built Earth observation satellites ⓘ |
| launchCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2021-02-28 ⓘ |
| launchProvider | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV-QL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 640 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionType | Earth observation ⓘ |
| monitorsCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitorsRegion | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Agência Espacial Brasileira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitAltitude | approximately 752 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 98.4 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Brazilian Space Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payload | wide field imager ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
environmental monitoring
ⓘ
monitoring deforestation in the Amazon rainforest ⓘ |
| revisitTime | 5 days ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Agência Espacial Brasileira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralBands |
near infrared
ⓘ
visible ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successor | Amazonia-1B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swathWidth | approximately 850 kilometers ⓘ |
| technology | multispectral imaging ⓘ |
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Subject: Amazonia-1 satellite Description of subject: Amazonia-1 satellite is Brazil’s first fully domestically designed and built Earth observation satellite, developed to monitor deforestation and environmental changes in the Amazon rainforest.
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