OMS
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OMS is the abbreviation for the Space Shuttle’s Orbital Maneuvering System, which provided the thrust needed for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10037714 — 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: OMS Context triple: [Orbital Maneuvering System, alsoKnownAs, OMS]
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OMM
OMM is the post-nominal letters used to denote membership in the Canadian Order of Military Merit, an honor recognizing exceptional service and devotion by members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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B.
OMH
OMH is the commonly used abbreviation for the New York State Office of Mental Health, the state agency responsible for overseeing public mental health services in New York.
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C.
OMMCT
OMMCT is the UN/LOCODE designation for the Port of Muscat in Oman, used in international shipping and logistics.
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OPMCE
OPMCE is the acronym for the Office of Portfolio Management and Customer Engagement within the Public Buildings Service, which oversees real estate portfolio strategy and customer relationships for U.S. federal properties.
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OMS (Silver)
OMS (Silver) is the post-nominal designation for the Silver grade of South Africa’s prestigious Order of Mapungubwe national honor.
- 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: OMS Target entity description: OMS is the abbreviation for the Space Shuttle’s Orbital Maneuvering System, which provided the thrust needed for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
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A.
OMM
OMM is the post-nominal letters used to denote membership in the Canadian Order of Military Merit, an honor recognizing exceptional service and devotion by members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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B.
OMH
OMH is the commonly used abbreviation for the New York State Office of Mental Health, the state agency responsible for overseeing public mental health services in New York.
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C.
OMMCT
OMMCT is the UN/LOCODE designation for the Port of Muscat in Oman, used in international shipping and logistics.
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D.
OPMCE
OPMCE is the acronym for the Office of Portfolio Management and Customer Engagement within the Public Buildings Service, which oversees real estate portfolio strategy and customer relationships for U.S. federal properties.
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E.
OMS (Silver)
OMS (Silver) is the post-nominal designation for the Silver grade of South Africa’s prestigious Order of Mapungubwe national honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket engine system
ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OMS ⓘ |
| component |
OMS pod
ⓘ
linked to:
OMS
|
| control | commanded from orbiter flight deck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developedBy |
Rocketdyne
ⓘ
linked to:
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
|
| distinctFrom |
Space Shuttle Main Engines
ⓘ
Space Shuttle Reaction Control System ⓘ |
| engineCycle | pressure-fed ⓘ |
| engineDesignation | AJ10-190 ⓘ |
| enginesPerPod | 1 ⓘ |
| firstUsedOnMission | STS-1 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
OMS engine
ⓘ
pressurization system ⓘ propellant tanks ⓘ valves and feed lines ⓘ |
| locationOnVehicle | aft fuselage of Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
| mountedIn |
left OMS pod
ⓘ
right OMS pod ⓘ |
| numberOfPodsPerOrbiter | 2 ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | vacuum of space ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
deorbit burn
ⓘ
orbit adjustment ⓘ orbital insertion ⓘ |
| propellantType |
monomethylhydrazine
ⓘ
nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| propulsionType | hypergolic bipropellant ⓘ |
| provides | high-impulse thrust in space ⓘ |
| providesCapability | precise orbital energy changes ⓘ |
| restartCapability | multiple restarts in orbit ⓘ |
| retiredWithProgram |
Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Space Shuttle program
|
| safetyFeature | redundant valves and controls ⓘ |
| specificImpulseVacuum | about 316 s ⓘ |
| standsFor | Orbital Maneuvering System ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| thrustPerEngineVacuum | about 26.7 kN ⓘ |
| totalOMSMainEnginesPerOrbiter | 2 ⓘ |
| typicalBurnDurationRange | tens to hundreds of seconds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
changing Space Shuttle orbital altitude
ⓘ
changing Space Shuttle orbital inclination ⓘ deorbit to reentry trajectory ⓘ rendezvous maneuvers ⓘ |
| usedOn |
NASA Space Shuttle orbiter
ⓘ
linked to:
Space Shuttle orbiter
|
| worksInConjunctionWith | Reaction Control System ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: OMS Description of subject: OMS is the abbreviation for the Space Shuttle’s Orbital Maneuvering System, which provided the thrust needed for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
Referenced by (3)
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subject linked to:
OMS