Chinese space station core module Tianhe

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space station core module spacecraft

The Chinese space station core module Tianhe is the main living and control hub of China’s Tiangong space station, providing life support, navigation, and docking capabilities for long-term human spaceflight in low Earth orbit.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tiangong core module	2
Chinese space station core module Tianhe canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7871240 — 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: Chinese space station core module Tianhe
Context triple: [China Manned Space Agency, notableProject, Chinese space station core module Tianhe]

A. Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is China’s modular, permanently crewed orbital outpost that serves as the centerpiece of its independent human spaceflight and research program in low Earth orbit.
B. Mengtian
Mengtian is a Chinese space laboratory module that forms part of the Tiangong space station, supporting scientific experiments and research in orbit.
C. Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
D. Wentian
Wentian is a Chinese space laboratory module that serves as a key component of the Tiangong space station, providing additional research facilities, living space, and support systems for taikonauts in orbit.
E. Wentian laboratory module
The Wentian laboratory module is a major science and experiment module of China’s Tiangong space station, designed to support microgravity research and enhance the station’s living and working capabilities.
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: Chinese space station core module Tianhe
Target entity description: The Chinese space station core module Tianhe is the main living and control hub of China’s Tiangong space station, providing life support, navigation, and docking capabilities for long-term human spaceflight in low Earth orbit.

A. Tiangong space station
The Tiangong space station is China’s modular, permanently crewed orbital outpost that serves as the centerpiece of its independent human spaceflight and research program in low Earth orbit.
B. Mengtian
Mengtian is a Chinese space laboratory module that forms part of the Tiangong space station, supporting scientific experiments and research in orbit.
C. Shenzhou 12
Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese crewed spacecraft mission that carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of China’s expanding human spaceflight program.
D. Wentian
Wentian is a Chinese space laboratory module that serves as a key component of the Tiangong space station, providing additional research facilities, living space, and support systems for taikonauts in orbit.
E. Wentian laboratory module
The Wentian laboratory module is a major science and experiment module of China’s Tiangong space station, designed to support microgravity research and enhance the station’s living and working capabilities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	space station core module ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Tianhe core module ⓘ
attitudeControlSystem	reaction control thrusters ⓘ
communicationSystem	space-to-ground communication links ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	China ⓘ
designedFor	long-term human spaceflight ⓘ
diameter	approximately 4.2 meters ⓘ
dockingPortCount	multiple axial and radial ports ⓘ
docksWith	Mengtian laboratory module ⓘ
docksWith	Shenzhou crewed spacecraft ⓘ Tianzhou cargo spacecraft ⓘ Wentian laboratory module ⓘ
firstCrewArrival	Shenzhou 12 mission ⓘ linked to: Shenzhou 12
firstCrewArrivalDate	2021-06-17 ⓘ
function	control hub ⓘ main living hub ⓘ provides docking capabilities ⓘ provides life support ⓘ provides navigation ⓘ
guidanceSystem	onboard navigation and control computers ⓘ
hasCapability	attitude control ⓘ environmental control and life support ⓘ orbit control ⓘ rendezvous and docking ⓘ
hasComponent	docking ports ⓘ pressurized living area ⓘ robotic arm ⓘ service section ⓘ
launchCountry	China ⓘ
launchDate	2021-04-29 ⓘ
launchSite	Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site ⓘ linked to: Wenchang Space Launch Site
launchVehicle	Long March 5B ⓘ
length	approximately 16.6 meters ⓘ
lifeSupportSystem	regenerative environmental control system ⓘ
mass	approximately 22,500 kilograms ⓘ
nameMeaning	Harmony of the Heavens ⓘ
operator	China Manned Space Agency ⓘ
orbitAltitude	about 340–450 kilometers ⓘ
orbitInclination	about 41.5 degrees ⓘ
orbitType	low Earth orbit ⓘ
partOf	Tiangong space station ⓘ
powerSource	solar panels ⓘ
program	China Manned Space Program ⓘ linked to: China's crewed spaceflight program
spaceStationRole	core module ⓘ
supports	three astronauts long-term ⓘ up to six astronauts short-term ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

China Manned Space Agency → notableProject → Chinese space station core module Tianhe ⓘ

Wentian → destination → Tiangong core module ⓘ

linked to: Chinese space station core module Tianhe

Wentian → dockedTo → Tiangong core module ⓘ