Telstar 401
E1374662
UNEXPLORED
Telstar 401 was a U.S. commercial communications satellite used primarily for television broadcasting in the 1990s before its sudden failure in orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Telstar 401 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19368071 — 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: Telstar 401 Context triple: [Telstar 3C, followedBy, Telstar 401]
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A.
Telstar 3B
Telstar 3B is a commercial communications satellite from the Telstar series used to relay television, telephone, and data signals.
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B.
Telstar 3D
Telstar 3D was an American commercial communications satellite launched in the mid-1980s to provide television and telecommunications services.
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C.
Telstar 18
Telstar 18 is the official Adidas match ball used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, featuring a modernized design inspired by the original 1970 Telstar ball.
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D.
Telstar 3C communications satellite
Telstar 3C was a commercial communications satellite launched in 1984 to provide telecommunications services, including television and data transmission, primarily over North America.
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E.
Telesat
Telesat is a Canadian satellite communications company that operates and manages telecommunications satellites providing broadcast and broadband services worldwide.
- 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: Telstar 401 Target entity description: Telstar 401 was a U.S. commercial communications satellite used primarily for television broadcasting in the 1990s before its sudden failure in orbit.
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A.
Telstar 3B
Telstar 3B is a commercial communications satellite from the Telstar series used to relay television, telephone, and data signals.
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B.
Telstar 3D
Telstar 3D was an American commercial communications satellite launched in the mid-1980s to provide television and telecommunications services.
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C.
Telstar 18
Telstar 18 is the official Adidas match ball used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, featuring a modernized design inspired by the original 1970 Telstar ball.
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D.
Telstar 3C communications satellite
Telstar 3C was a commercial communications satellite launched in 1984 to provide telecommunications services, including television and data transmission, primarily over North America.
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E.
Telesat
Telesat is a Canadian satellite communications company that operates and manages telecommunications satellites providing broadcast and broadband services worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Telstar 3C communications satellite