Korabl-Sputnik 1
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Korabl-Sputnik 1 was an early Soviet uncrewed prototype spacecraft used to test systems and procedures for the later Vostok human spaceflight missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Korabl-Sputnik 1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9082645 — 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: Korabl-Sputnik 1 Context triple: [Vostok-L, notablePayload, Korabl-Sputnik 1]
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A.
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 and marking the beginning of the space age.
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B.
Vostok 1
Vostok 1 was the Soviet spacecraft that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight, marking humanity’s inaugural journey into outer space in 1961.
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C.
Sputnik 3
Sputnik 3 was a Soviet scientific research satellite launched in 1958 to conduct extensive geophysical studies of Earth’s upper atmosphere and near-space environment.
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D.
Salyut 1
Salyut 1 was the world’s first space station, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as a pioneering long-duration orbital laboratory.
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E.
Vostok 2
Vostok 2 was a Soviet crewed spaceflight in 1961 that carried cosmonaut Gherman Titov into orbit, becoming the second human spaceflight in history.
- 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: Korabl-Sputnik 1 Target entity description: Korabl-Sputnik 1 was an early Soviet uncrewed prototype spacecraft used to test systems and procedures for the later Vostok human spaceflight missions.
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A.
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 and marking the beginning of the space age.
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B.
Vostok 1
Vostok 1 was the Soviet spacecraft that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight, marking humanity’s inaugural journey into outer space in 1961.
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C.
Sputnik 3
Sputnik 3 was a Soviet scientific research satellite launched in 1958 to conduct extensive geophysical studies of Earth’s upper atmosphere and near-space environment.
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D.
Salyut 1
Salyut 1 was the world’s first space station, launched by the Soviet Union in 1971 as a pioneering long-duration orbital laboratory.
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E.
Vostok 2
Vostok 2 was a Soviet crewed spaceflight in 1961 that carried cosmonaut Gherman Titov into orbit, becoming the second human spaceflight in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vostok test spacecraft
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sputnik 4
ⓘ
Vostok 1K No.1 ⓘ
linked to:
Vostok 1
|
| apogee | about 315 km ⓘ |
| carried |
microorganisms
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ plants ⓘ rats ⓘ two dogs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | uncrewed ⓘ |
| debrisFate | reentered atmosphere after several days ⓘ |
| dogsFate | died when spacecraft was destroyed on reentry ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Korabl-Sputnik 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Sputnik 2
Korabl-Sputnik 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Sputnik 4
|
| inclination | about 65 degrees ⓘ |
| landing | no planned recovery of capsule ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
Kazakh SSR
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1960-05-15 ⓘ |
| launchRocketFamily |
R-7 family
ⓘ
linked to:
R-7 Semyorka rocket
|
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5 ⓘ
linked to:
Baikonur Cosmodrome
|
| launchVehicle |
Vostok-L
ⓘ
linked to:
Vostok-L rocket
|
| launchYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | partial failure ⓘ |
| missionType |
biosatellite mission
ⓘ
test flight ⓘ |
| operatedBy | OKB-1 ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 90 minutes ⓘ |
| partOfProgram |
Soviet human spaceflight program
ⓘ
linked to:
Vostok programme
Vostok program ⓘ
linked to:
Vostok programme
|
| perigee | about 306 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sputnik 3 ⓘ |
| purpose |
test life-support systems with animals
ⓘ
test reentry procedures ⓘ test systems for Vostok human spaceflight missions ⓘ |
| reentry | failed to perform planned deorbit burn ⓘ |
| regime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| significance |
first test flight of a Vostok-type spacecraft
ⓘ
precursor to human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Vostok ⓘ |
| spacecraftType |
Vostok 1K
ⓘ
linked to:
Vostok spacecraft
|
| tested |
Vostok life-support systems
ⓘ
Vostok reentry and recovery procedures ⓘ attitude control system ⓘ telemetry and tracking systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Korabl-Sputnik 1 Description of subject: Korabl-Sputnik 1 was an early Soviet uncrewed prototype spacecraft used to test systems and procedures for the later Vostok human spaceflight missions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Vostok-L rocket