Starbase launch complex
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The Starbase launch complex is SpaceX’s primary facility in Boca Chica, Texas, for developing, testing, and launching its next-generation Starship and Super Heavy rockets.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starbase | 1 |
| Starbase launch complex canonical | 1 |
| Starbase orbital launch pad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8055306 — 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: Starbase launch complex Context triple: [Orbital Launch Mount, partOf, Starbase launch complex]
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A.
Starbase Yorktown
Starbase Yorktown is a massive, futuristic Federation space station and starbase that serves as a key setting and strategic hub in the film "Star Trek Beyond."
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B.
Port of Borg
The Port of Borg is a key commercial seaport in eastern Norway that handles regional cargo traffic and supports industrial and maritime activities in the area.
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C.
Launch Complex 19
Launch Complex 19 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used primarily for NASA’s Project Gemini crewed spaceflights in the 1960s.
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D.
Mos Eisley Spaceport
Mos Eisley Spaceport is a bustling, lawless starport on the desert planet Tatooine in the Star Wars universe, infamous as a haven for smugglers, bounty hunters, and other shady characters.
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E.
Clavius Base
Clavius Base is a production company associated with the film "That Thing You Do!" and other entertainment projects.
- 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: Starbase launch complex Target entity description: The Starbase launch complex is SpaceX’s primary facility in Boca Chica, Texas, for developing, testing, and launching its next-generation Starship and Super Heavy rockets.
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A.
Starbase Yorktown
Starbase Yorktown is a massive, futuristic Federation space station and starbase that serves as a key setting and strategic hub in the film "Star Trek Beyond."
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B.
Port of Borg
The Port of Borg is a key commercial seaport in eastern Norway that handles regional cargo traffic and supports industrial and maritime activities in the area.
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C.
Launch Complex 19
Launch Complex 19 is a historic launch pad at Cape Canaveral used primarily for NASA’s Project Gemini crewed spaceflights in the 1960s.
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D.
Mos Eisley Spaceport
Mos Eisley Spaceport is a bustling, lawless starport on the desert planet Tatooine in the Star Wars universe, infamous as a haven for smugglers, bounty hunters, and other shady characters.
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E.
Clavius Base
Clavius Base is a production company associated with the film "That Thing You Do!" and other entertainment projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket launch site
ⓘ
spaceport facility ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | SpaceX ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram |
SpaceX Starship program
ⓘ
linked to:
Starship (SpaceX)
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| designedFor |
fully reusable launch system
ⓘ
high-cadence launch operations ⓘ |
| developedBy | SpaceX ⓘ |
| environment | coastal ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
catch tower
ⓘ
deluge system ⓘ flame deflector system ⓘ ground support equipment ⓘ integration tower ⓘ launch mount ⓘ orbital launch pad ⓘ propellant storage farm ⓘ suborbital test stands ⓘ tank farm ⓘ |
| hasLaunchPad |
orbital launch pad at Starbase
ⓘ
suborbital launch pads at Starbase ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boca Chica, Texas
ⓘ
Cameron County, Texas ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| near |
Boca Chica Beach
ⓘ
Brownsville, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Brownsville
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration tower with mechanical arms for catching boosters
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large-scale methane and oxygen storage farm ⓘ launch mount for Starship and Super Heavy ⓘ |
| operator | SpaceX ⓘ |
| ownedBy | SpaceX ⓘ |
| partOf |
SpaceX Starbase facility
ⓘ
linked to:
Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas
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| primaryUse |
Starship launch operations
ⓘ
Super Heavy launch operations ⓘ development of next-generation launch vehicles ⓘ flight testing of Starship system ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction | Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ |
| supportsMissionType |
orbital launch
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reusable launch vehicle testing ⓘ suborbital launch ⓘ |
| supportsVehicle |
Starship upper stage
ⓘ
Super Heavy booster ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cryogenic proof tests
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full-stack Starship and Super Heavy tests ⓘ orbital test flights of Starship ⓘ static fire tests ⓘ suborbital test flights of Starship prototypes ⓘ |
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: Starbase launch complex Description of subject: The Starbase launch complex is SpaceX’s primary facility in Boca Chica, Texas, for developing, testing, and launching its next-generation Starship and Super Heavy rockets.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Starbase launch complex
linked to: Starbase launch complex