2008-029A
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2008-029A is the COSPAR designation for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a NASA observatory dedicated to studying high-energy gamma-ray phenomena in the universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2008-029A canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2962554 — 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: 2008-029A Context triple: [Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, cosparId, 2008-029A]
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A92
A92 is a major trunk road in eastern Scotland that runs along the coast, connecting several key towns and cities including Dundee and Aberdeen.
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NA28
NA28 is the 28th edition of the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, a critically established scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used in academic and theological studies.
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C.
A249
The A249 is a major road in Kent, England, linking the M2 and M20 motorways and providing a key route between the mainland and the Isle of Sheppey.
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D.
A682
The A682 is a primary road in northern England that runs through Lancashire and North Yorkshire, linking towns such as Rawtenstall and serving as a key route across the Pennines.
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E.
B82
B82 is a New York City bus route that runs through Brooklyn, connecting neighborhoods such as Canarsie with other parts of the borough.
- 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: 2008-029A Target entity description: 2008-029A is the COSPAR designation for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a NASA observatory dedicated to studying high-energy gamma-ray phenomena in the universe.
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A.
A92
A92 is a major trunk road in eastern Scotland that runs along the coast, connecting several key towns and cities including Dundee and Aberdeen.
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B.
NA28
NA28 is the 28th edition of the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, a critically established scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used in academic and theological studies.
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C.
A249
The A249 is a major road in Kent, England, linking the M2 and M20 motorways and providing a key route between the mainland and the Isle of Sheppey.
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D.
A682
The A682 is a primary road in northern England that runs through Lancashire and North Yorkshire, linking towns such as Rawtenstall and serving as a key route across the Pennines.
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E.
B82
B82 is a New York City bus route that runs through Brooklyn, connecting neighborhoods such as Canarsie with other parts of the borough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
ⓘ
gamma-ray observatory ⓘ space telescope ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
GBM
ⓘ
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
GLAST
LAT ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fermi
ⓘ
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope ⓘ
surface form:
GLAST
|
| catalog | U.S. Space Command satellite catalog ⓘ |
| collaboration |
U.S. Department of Energy
ⓘ
international scientific institutions ⓘ |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-029A ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsage | multiwavelength and multimessenger astronomy ⓘ |
| energyRange | from tens of MeV to hundreds of GeV ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
gamma-ray astronomy
ⓘ
high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| inclination | about 25.6 degrees ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2008-06-11 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 4,300 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7920H-10C
|
| managingCenter |
Goddard Space Flight Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| missionType |
astrophysics observatory
ⓘ
gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 95 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | low Earth ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| preLaunchName |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
|
| primaryInstrument |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
ⓘ
surface form:
Large Area Telescope
|
| primaryObjective | study high-energy gamma-ray phenomena in the universe ⓘ |
| purpose | all-sky survey in gamma rays ⓘ |
| secondaryInstrument | Gamma-ray Burst Monitor ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Goddard Space Flight Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| status | operational (as of mid-2020s) ⓘ |
| studies |
active galactic nuclei
ⓘ
cosmic rays ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ pulsars ⓘ searches for dark matter signatures ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2008-029A Description of subject: 2008-029A is the COSPAR designation for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a NASA observatory dedicated to studying high-energy gamma-ray phenomena in the universe.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.