orbital weapon Icarus
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Orbital weapon Icarus is a space-based solar energy satellite repurposed as a devastating directed-energy superweapon in the James Bond film "Die Another Day."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| orbital weapon Icarus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10470556 — 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: orbital weapon Icarus Context triple: [Die Another Day, plotElement, orbital weapon Icarus]
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A.
spacecraft Icarus II
Spacecraft Icarus II is the fictional solar-bomb delivery vessel at the center of the 2007 science fiction film "Sunshine," tasked with reigniting a dying Sun.
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B.
Project Icarus
Project Icarus is a modern theoretical study and design effort for an interstellar spacecraft, conceived as a successor to the 1970s Project Daedalus concept.
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C.
Sword of Orion
"Sword of Orion" is a track by the electronic music producer Albedo 0.39, known for its atmospheric, space-themed soundscapes.
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D.
ICARUS
ICARUS is a large liquid-argon time projection chamber neutrino detector designed to study neutrino properties and rare particle interactions.
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E.
Photon Cannon
The Photon Cannon is a Protoss static defense structure in the StarCraft series that provides both ground and air attack capabilities while also detecting cloaked units.
- 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: orbital weapon Icarus Target entity description: Orbital weapon Icarus is a space-based solar energy satellite repurposed as a devastating directed-energy superweapon in the James Bond film "Die Another Day."
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A.
spacecraft Icarus II
Spacecraft Icarus II is the fictional solar-bomb delivery vessel at the center of the 2007 science fiction film "Sunshine," tasked with reigniting a dying Sun.
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B.
Project Icarus
Project Icarus is a modern theoretical study and design effort for an interstellar spacecraft, conceived as a successor to the 1970s Project Daedalus concept.
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C.
Sword of Orion
"Sword of Orion" is a track by the electronic music producer Albedo 0.39, known for its atmospheric, space-themed soundscapes.
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D.
ICARUS
ICARUS is a large liquid-argon time projection chamber neutrino detector designed to study neutrino properties and rare particle interactions.
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E.
Photon Cannon
The Photon Cannon is a Protoss static defense structure in the StarCraft series that provides both ground and air attack capabilities while also detecting cloaked units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
directed-energy weapon
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fictional space weapon ⓘ space-based solar power satellite ⓘ |
| antagonistAffiliation | Gustav Graves organization ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Die Another Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | James Bond film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
destroy ground targets
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focus solar energy into destructive beam ⓘ melt or cut through large structures ⓘ support large-scale military operations ⓘ |
| controlLocation | Antonov cargo plane (in film climax) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictedAs | dual-use civilian and military technology ⓘ |
| destructionStatus | destroyed in Die Another Day ⓘ |
| energySource | solar energy ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | James Bond universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Die Another Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchiseElementType | Bond villain superweapon ⓘ |
| franchiseRole | central superweapon of Die Another Day ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction element
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spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Icarus from Greek mythology ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real-world concepts of orbital solar power stations ⓘ |
| location | Earth orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativePurpose | serve as main doomsday device ⓘ |
| notableScene |
destruction of part of the Korean demilitarized zone
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final battle aboard Antonov aircraft ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
ground-based control system
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remote command link from aircraft ⓘ |
| opposedByCharacter |
James Bond
NERFINISHED
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Jinx Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipInStory | Gustav Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | satellite ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
directed-energy attack
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space-based solar energy collection ⓘ |
| riskType | mass destruction ⓘ |
| technologyBasis | space-based solar power concept ⓘ |
| threatens |
South Korea
NERFINISHED
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demilitarized zone between North and South Korea ⓘ global security ⓘ |
| usedByCharacter |
Colonel Tan-Sun Moon
NERFINISHED
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Gustav Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponType |
laser-like directed-energy system
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orbital weapon ⓘ superweapon ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 2002 ⓘ |
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Subject: orbital weapon Icarus Description of subject: Orbital weapon Icarus is a space-based solar energy satellite repurposed as a devastating directed-energy superweapon in the James Bond film "Die Another Day."
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