SHAR
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SHAR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India’s primary spaceport operated by ISRO for satellite launches.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2238486 — 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: SHAR Context triple: [Satish Dhawan Space Centre, abbreviation, SHAR]
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SHR
SHR is the three-letter National Rail station code assigned to Shrewsbury railway station in Shropshire, England.
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Shuar
Shuar is an indigenous language of the Jivaroan family spoken by the Shuar people primarily in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru.
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SHF
SHF is the National Rail station code for Sheffield railway station, a major rail hub in South Yorkshire, England.
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D.
SAR
The Second Assessment Report is a major 1995 publication by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that comprehensively evaluated the scientific evidence for human-induced climate change and its potential impacts.
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E.
SAR
SAR is the internationally recognized abbreviation for the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, a global framework coordinating rescue operations at sea.
- 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: SHAR Target entity description: SHAR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India’s primary spaceport operated by ISRO for satellite launches.
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A.
SHR
SHR is the three-letter National Rail station code assigned to Shrewsbury railway station in Shropshire, England.
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B.
Shuar
Shuar is an indigenous language of the Jivaroan family spoken by the Shuar people primarily in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru.
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C.
SHF
SHF is the National Rail station code for Sheffield railway station, a major rail hub in South Yorkshire, England.
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D.
SAR
The Second Assessment Report is a major 1995 publication by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that comprehensively evaluated the scientific evidence for human-induced climate change and its potential impacts.
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E.
SAR
SAR is the internationally recognized abbreviation for the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, a global framework coordinating rescue operations at sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ISRO facility
ⓘ
rocket launch site ⓘ satellite launch centre ⓘ spaceport ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
Sriharikota
ⓘ
surface form:
Sriharikota High Altitude Range
|
| associatedWithProgram |
Indian human spaceflight programme
ⓘ
Indian space exploration programmes ⓘ
surface form:
Indian satellite programme
|
| coast | east coast of India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Sriharikota High Altitude Range
|
| fullName | Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
launch control centre
ⓘ
mission control centre ⓘ solid rocket motor production facilities ⓘ tracking and telemetry stations ⓘ Vehicle Assembly Building ⓘ
surface form:
vehicle assembly building
|
| hasLaunchPad |
First Launch Pad
ⓘ
Second Launch Pad ⓘ |
| hasRunway | no ⓘ |
| island |
Sriharikota
ⓘ
surface form:
Sriharikota Island
|
| isMajorLaunchSiteFor | commercial satellite launches by ISRO ⓘ |
| isPrimarySpaceportOf | India ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthRange | various azimuths over Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| launchesConductedFor |
Indian Space Research Organisation
ⓘ
international customers ⓘ |
| location | Sriharikota ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Satish Dhawan ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Space Research Organisation
ⓘ
surface form:
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
launching Indian and foreign satellites into space
ⓘ
satellite launches ⓘ |
| renamedAfter | Satish Dhawan ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | downrange safety corridor over Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| state | Andhra Pradesh ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| timezone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedByLaunchVehicle |
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
GSLV
GSLV Mk III / LVM3 ⓘ
surface form:
GSLV Mk III
LVM3 ⓘ PSLV launch vehicle family ⓘ
surface form:
PSLV
|
| usedForMissionType |
geostationary transfer orbit launches
ⓘ
interplanetary missions ⓘ lunar missions ⓘ polar orbit launches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SHAR Description of subject: SHAR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India’s primary spaceport operated by ISRO for satellite launches.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
SDSC SHAR
this entity surface form:
SDSC-SHAR