GSAT-8
E838743
GSAT-8 is an Indian communications satellite used to enhance telecommunication, television broadcasting, and navigation services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GSAT-8 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9808763 — 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: GSAT-8 Context triple: [GSAT, hasComponent, GSAT-8]
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A.
GSAT-7
GSAT-7 is an Indian military communications satellite primarily used by the Indian Navy for secure, real-time communication and network-centric operations.
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B.
GSAT-2
GSAT-2 is an Indian communications satellite developed by ISRO to provide telecommunication, broadcasting, and experimental services in orbit.
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C.
GSAT-3
GSAT-3, also known as EDUSAT, was an Indian communications satellite dedicated primarily to supporting educational services and distance learning across the country.
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D.
GSAT-4
GSAT-4 was an Indian communications and technology-demonstration satellite developed by ISRO that was lost during a launch failure in 2010.
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E.
GSAT-19
GSAT-19 is an Indian high-throughput communications satellite designed to test next-generation technologies and significantly enhance the country’s data transmission 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: GSAT-8 Target entity description: GSAT-8 is an Indian communications satellite used to enhance telecommunication, television broadcasting, and navigation services.
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A.
GSAT-7
GSAT-7 is an Indian military communications satellite primarily used by the Indian Navy for secure, real-time communication and network-centric operations.
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B.
GSAT-2
GSAT-2 is an Indian communications satellite developed by ISRO to provide telecommunication, broadcasting, and experimental services in orbit.
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C.
GSAT-3
GSAT-3, also known as EDUSAT, was an Indian communications satellite dedicated primarily to supporting educational services and distance learning across the country.
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D.
GSAT-4
GSAT-4 was an Indian communications and technology-demonstration satellite developed by ISRO that was lost during a launch failure in 2010.
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E.
GSAT-19
GSAT-19 is an Indian high-throughput communications satellite designed to test next-generation technologies and significantly enhance the country’s data transmission capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communications satellite
ⓘ
geostationary satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | INSAT-4G ⓘ |
| application |
VSAT communication
ⓘ
direct-to-home television ⓘ satellite-based navigation for aviation ⓘ |
| belongsToConstellation |
INSAT system
ⓘ
linked to:
INSAT series
|
| category |
Indian communications satellite
ⓘ
satellite launched in 2011 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| deployment | placed in geostationary transfer orbit by Ariane 5 ⓘ |
| designLife | 15 years ⓘ |
| dryMass | 1423 kg ⓘ |
| launchContractor | Arianespace ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2011-05-21 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Guiana Space Centre
ⓘ
Kourou, French Guiana ⓘ
linked to:
Kourou
|
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ |
| manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | 3100 kg ⓘ |
| missionType |
communications
ⓘ
navigation augmentation ⓘ |
| navigationSystemSupported |
GAGAN
ⓘ
GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation ⓘ |
| numberOfKuBandTransponders | 24 ⓘ |
| operator |
ISRO
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Space Research Organisation
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitLongitude | 55° East ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | geosynchronous ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| ownership | Government of India ⓘ |
| payload |
GAGAN navigation payload
ⓘ
linked to:
GAGAN
|
| power | approximately 6 kW ⓘ |
| program | GSAT programme ⓘ |
| propulsionType | chemical propulsion ⓘ |
| purpose |
satellite navigation augmentation
ⓘ
telecommunication services ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
surrounding regions ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus |
I-3K
ⓘ
linked to:
I-6K
|
| transponderBand |
Ku-band
ⓘ
L-band ⓘ |
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: GSAT-8 Description of subject: GSAT-8 is an Indian communications satellite used to enhance telecommunication, television broadcasting, and navigation services.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.