Center for Deep Space Communications
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The Center for Deep Space Communications is a space science facility that operates large radio telescopes and related infrastructure for deep-space communication and radar astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Center for Deep Space Communications canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11317336 — 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: Center for Deep Space Communications Context triple: [Evpatoria RT-70 radio telescope, partOf, Center for Deep Space Communications]
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A.
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex is a NASA-affiliated ground station in Australia that tracks and communicates with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility in California that houses large radio antennas used to track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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C.
Deep Space Network
The Deep Space Network is NASA’s global system of large radio antennas used to track, communicate with, and receive data from distant spacecraft throughout the solar system and beyond.
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D.
Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility near Madrid, Spain, equipped with large radio antennas that track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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E.
Chinese Deep Space Network
The Chinese Deep Space Network is China’s dedicated global system of large radio antennas and tracking facilities that supports communication, navigation, and data relay for its deep-space missions such as lunar and planetary exploration.
- 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: Center for Deep Space Communications Target entity description: The Center for Deep Space Communications is a space science facility that operates large radio telescopes and related infrastructure for deep-space communication and radar astronomy.
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A.
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex is a NASA-affiliated ground station in Australia that tracks and communicates with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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B.
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility in California that houses large radio antennas used to track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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C.
Deep Space Network
The Deep Space Network is NASA’s global system of large radio antennas used to track, communicate with, and receive data from distant spacecraft throughout the solar system and beyond.
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D.
Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility near Madrid, Spain, equipped with large radio antennas that track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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E.
Chinese Deep Space Network
The Chinese Deep Space Network is China’s dedicated global system of large radio antennas and tracking facilities that supports communication, navigation, and data relay for its deep-space missions such as lunar and planetary exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep-space communication facility
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radio astronomy facility ⓘ space science facility ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
astronomy research
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planetary science ⓘ spacecraft navigation ⓘ |
| employs |
astronomers
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radio engineers ⓘ spacecraft operations specialists ⓘ |
| enables |
communication with distant spacecraft
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measurement of celestial body properties via radar ⓘ |
| field |
radar astronomy
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radio astronomy ⓘ space science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
high-sensitivity signal detection
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long-distance radio communication ⓘ precision tracking of spacecraft ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
conducting radar observations of celestial bodies
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receiving signals from deep-space probes ⓘ tracking deep-space spacecraft ⓘ transmitting commands to spacecraft ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
communication control systems
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radio telescope antennas ⓘ signal processing equipment ⓘ tracking and telemetry systems ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
deep-space communication
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radar astronomy observations ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
microwave frequency bands
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radio frequency spectrum ⓘ |
| performs |
data decoding
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signal amplification ⓘ telemetry processing ⓘ tracking and ranging measurements ⓘ |
| requires |
high-gain antennas
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high-power transmitters ⓘ low-noise receivers ⓘ |
| studies |
asteroids
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comets ⓘ deep-space objects ⓘ planets ⓘ |
| supports |
interplanetary spacecraft operations
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scientific data acquisition from space missions ⓘ space missions ⓘ |
| uses |
large radio telescopes
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radar systems ⓘ |
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: Center for Deep Space Communications Description of subject: The Center for Deep Space Communications is a space science facility that operates large radio telescopes and related infrastructure for deep-space communication and radar astronomy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.