GSAT-6
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GSAT-6 is an Indian communications satellite developed by ISRO, primarily used to provide secure, high-capacity S-band communication services, including for strategic and defense applications.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9808759 — 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: GSAT-6 Context triple: [GSAT, hasComponent, GSAT-6]
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A.
GSAT-2
GSAT-2 is an Indian communications satellite developed by ISRO to provide telecommunication, broadcasting, and experimental services in orbit.
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B.
GSAT-3
GSAT-3, also known as EDUSAT, was an Indian communications satellite dedicated primarily to supporting educational services and distance learning across the country.
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C.
GSAT-19
GSAT-19 is an Indian high-throughput communications satellite designed to test next-generation technologies and significantly enhance the country’s data transmission capabilities.
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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.
GSAT-4
GSAT-4 was an Indian communications and technology-demonstration satellite developed by ISRO that was lost during a launch failure in 2010.
- 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: GSAT-6 Target entity description: GSAT-6 is an Indian communications satellite developed by ISRO, primarily used to provide secure, high-capacity S-band communication services, including for strategic and defense applications.
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A.
GSAT-2
GSAT-2 is an Indian communications satellite developed by ISRO to provide telecommunication, broadcasting, and experimental services in orbit.
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B.
GSAT-3
GSAT-3, also known as EDUSAT, was an Indian communications satellite dedicated primarily to supporting educational services and distance learning across the country.
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C.
GSAT-19
GSAT-19 is an Indian high-throughput communications satellite designed to test next-generation technologies and significantly enhance the country’s data transmission capabilities.
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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.
GSAT-4
GSAT-4 was an Indian communications and technology-demonstration satellite developed by ISRO that was lost during a launch failure in 2010.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian satellite
ⓘ
communications satellite ⓘ geostationary satellite ⓘ |
| application |
defence applications
ⓘ
mobile satellite services ⓘ multimedia communication ⓘ secure communication services ⓘ strategic applications ⓘ |
| belongsToProgramme | INSAT / GSAT series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlCentre | ISRO Master Control Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
Indian mainland
ⓘ
surrounding regions ⓘ |
| developedBy | ISRO Satellite Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequencyBand | C-band ⓘ |
| hasAntennaDiameter | 6 metres ⓘ |
| hasAntennaType | large unfurlable S-band antenna ⓘ |
| inclination | near-zero inclination geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2015-08-27 ⓘ |
| launchMassApprox | about 2117 kg ⓘ |
| launchPad | Second Launch Pad ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sriharikota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSuccess | true ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
GSLV-D6
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massClass | 2-tonne class satellite ⓘ |
| missionType |
communications
ⓘ
strategic communications ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest deployable antennas flown by ISRO ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| powerType | solar powered ⓘ |
| primaryBand | S-band ⓘ |
| providesServiceType |
high data-rate communication
ⓘ
secure S-band links ⓘ |
| purpose | high-capacity S-band communication ⓘ |
| regime | geosynchronous ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | I-2K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successor | GSAT-6A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userAgencies |
Indian armed forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian strategic communication users ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
C-band hub communication link
ⓘ
spot beam S-band coverage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: GSAT-6 Description of subject: GSAT-6 is an Indian communications satellite developed by ISRO, primarily used to provide secure, high-capacity S-band communication services, including for strategic and defense applications.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GSAT-6A