Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
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The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) is Pakistan’s national space agency, responsible for the country’s space research, satellite development, and related scientific and technological programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SUPARCO | 2 |
| Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592755 — 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: Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission Context triple: [China National Space Administration, collaboratesWith, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission]
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A.
National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is a leading Zimbabwean public university renowned for its focus on science, technology, engineering, and innovation.
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B.
Department of Space (India)
The Department of Space (India) is the Indian government department responsible for national space policy and programs, overseeing the Indian Space Research Organisation and related space activities.
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C.
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is a nonprofit research organization that advances space- and aeronautics-related science and technology through collaborations with universities and government agencies, including NASA.
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D.
COMSATS University Islamabad
COMSATS University Islamabad is a leading public research university in Pakistan known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and information technology.
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E.
NASK
NASK is Poland’s national research and development institution responsible for managing the .pl country-code top-level domain and providing internet infrastructure and cybersecurity services.
- 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: Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission Target entity description: The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) is Pakistan’s national space agency, responsible for the country’s space research, satellite development, and related scientific and technological programs.
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A.
National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is a leading Zimbabwean public university renowned for its focus on science, technology, engineering, and innovation.
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B.
Department of Space (India)
The Department of Space (India) is the Indian government department responsible for national space policy and programs, overseeing the Indian Space Research Organisation and related space activities.
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C.
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is a nonprofit research organization that advances space- and aeronautics-related science and technology through collaborations with universities and government agencies, including NASA.
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D.
COMSATS University Islamabad
COMSATS University Islamabad is a leading public research university in Pakistan known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and information technology.
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E.
NASK
NASK is Poland’s national research and development institution responsible for managing the .pl country-code top-level domain and providing internet infrastructure and cybersecurity services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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research organization ⓘ space agency ⓘ |
| appliesResearchTo |
agriculture monitoring
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disaster management ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ resource mapping ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
China National Space Administration
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European Space Agency ⓘ United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| develops |
communication satellites
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remote sensing satellites ⓘ scientific payloads ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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atmospheric science ⓘ geoinformatics ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ space physics ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SUPARCO
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| hasMission |
development of space technology for socio-economic uplift of Pakistan
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peaceful use of outer space ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Karachi ⓘ |
| isNationalSpaceAgencyOf | Pakistan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Pakistan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Urdu ⓘ |
| legalForm | government agency ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
remote sensing
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satellite technology ⓘ space research ⓘ space science ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ upper atmosphere research ⓘ |
| oversees | Pakistan’s national satellite program ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| participatesIn | international space cooperation programs ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
remote sensing programs in Pakistan
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satellite development for Pakistan ⓘ space research in Pakistan ⓘ space science education and outreach in Pakistan ⓘ space technology applications in Pakistan ⓘ |
| shortName |
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SUPARCO
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| typeOfOrganization | civilian space agency ⓘ |
| usesLaunchServicesFrom | China ⓘ |
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: Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission Description of subject: The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) is Pakistan’s national space agency, responsible for the country’s space research, satellite development, and related scientific and technological programs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
China National Space Administration
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collaboratesWith
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Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
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Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
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shortName
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Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
SUPARCO
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
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hasAbbreviation
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Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
SUPARCO