Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is a major Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facility responsible for the design and development of launch vehicles and related space technologies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre canonical | 10 |
| ISRO Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2330392 — 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: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Context triple: [GSLV Mk III, developmentAgency, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]
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Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Satish Dhawan Space Centre is India’s primary spaceport and rocket launch facility, located on Sriharikota island and used for launching the country’s satellite and space missions.
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B.
Indian Space Research Organisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India’s national space agency, known for its cost-effective satellite launches, lunar and Mars missions, and growing role in global space collaboration.
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C.
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
The First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is a primary Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launch complex used for orbiting satellites, including missions with the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.
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D.
Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
The Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is a major Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launch complex designed for heavier and more advanced rockets, including geosynchronous and future crewed missions.
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E.
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.
- 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: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Target entity description: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is a major Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facility responsible for the design and development of launch vehicles and related space technologies.
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A.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Satish Dhawan Space Centre is India’s primary spaceport and rocket launch facility, located on Sriharikota island and used for launching the country’s satellite and space missions.
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B.
Indian Space Research Organisation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India’s national space agency, known for its cost-effective satellite launches, lunar and Mars missions, and growing role in global space collaboration.
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C.
First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
The First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is a primary Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launch complex used for orbiting satellites, including missions with the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.
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D.
Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre
The Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre is a major Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launch complex designed for heavier and more advanced rockets, including geosynchronous and future crewed missions.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ISRO facility
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space research and development centre ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VSSC ⓘ |
| affiliation | Government of India ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ISRO Inertial Systems Unit
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Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre ⓘ Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| field |
aerospace engineering
ⓘ
space transportation systems ⓘ |
| focusArea |
aerodynamics
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avionics ⓘ guidance and control ⓘ launch vehicle systems engineering ⓘ propulsion ⓘ rocket technology ⓘ structures and materials for launch vehicles ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Space (India) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
aerodynamics test facilities
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launch vehicle design laboratories ⓘ mission simulation and analysis facilities ⓘ propulsion test facilities ⓘ rocket integration facilities ⓘ |
| headquarters | Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ |
| industry | space technology ⓘ |
| location | Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vikram Sarabhai ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to India’s satellite launch capability
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development of indigenous launch vehicle technology ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Department of Space (India) ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
design of launch vehicles
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development of associated space technologies ⓘ development of launch vehicles ⓘ |
| regionServed |
India
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global space launch customers through ISRO ⓘ |
| researchType |
applied research
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engineering development ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
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surface form:
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle programme
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ⓘ
surface form:
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle programme
development of next-generation launch vehicles ⓘ sounding rocket programme of ISRO ⓘ |
| roleInISRO | lead centre for launch vehicle development ⓘ |
| sector | space ⓘ |
| state | Kerala ⓘ |
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: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Description of subject: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is a major Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facility responsible for the design and development of launch vehicles and related space technologies.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
GSLV Mk III
this entity surface form:
ISRO Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre