Space Systems/Loral
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Space Systems/Loral is an American company specializing in the design and manufacture of commercial communications satellites and related space systems.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Systems/Loral canonical | 3 |
| Loral Corporation | 2 |
| Loral Space & Communications | 2 |
| Loral Space & Communications (for many operations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11000014 — 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: Space Systems/Loral Context triple: [MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates), acquired, Space Systems/Loral]
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A.
Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Northrop Grumman Space Technology was a major aerospace and defense division of Northrop Grumman specializing in space systems, satellites, and related technologies.
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B.
Astra Space
Astra Space is an American aerospace company focused on developing small, cost-effective launch vehicles to provide frequent, flexible access to low Earth orbit for small satellites.
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C.
Boeing Satellite Systems
Boeing Satellite Systems is a major aerospace company division specializing in the design, manufacture, and deployment of commercial and military communications and remote-sensing satellites.
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D.
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation is a U.S. aerospace and defense contractor known for developing advanced space systems, including the Dream Chaser spaceplane, and providing technology solutions to government and commercial customers.
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E.
Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK was an American aerospace and defense company known for producing rockets, spacecraft, and advanced defense systems before being acquired by Northrop Grumman.
- 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: Space Systems/Loral Target entity description: Space Systems/Loral is an American company specializing in the design and manufacture of commercial communications satellites and related space systems.
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A.
Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Northrop Grumman Space Technology was a major aerospace and defense division of Northrop Grumman specializing in space systems, satellites, and related technologies.
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B.
Astra Space
Astra Space is an American aerospace company focused on developing small, cost-effective launch vehicles to provide frequent, flexible access to low Earth orbit for small satellites.
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C.
Boeing Satellite Systems
Boeing Satellite Systems is a major aerospace company division specializing in the design, manufacture, and deployment of commercial and military communications and remote-sensing satellites.
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D.
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation is a U.S. aerospace and defense contractor known for developing advanced space systems, including the Dream Chaser spaceplane, and providing technology solutions to government and commercial customers.
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E.
Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK was an American aerospace and defense company known for producing rockets, spacecraft, and advanced defense systems before being acquired by Northrop Grumman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace company
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company ⓘ satellite manufacturer ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| customerType |
broadcast companies
ⓘ
commercial satellite operators ⓘ telecommunications companies ⓘ |
| designs |
broadband satellites
ⓘ
broadcast satellites ⓘ geostationary communications satellites ⓘ high-power communications satellites ⓘ |
| focusesOnOrbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| formerParentOrganization |
Loral Space & Communications
ⓘ
linked to:
Space Systems/Loral
|
| hasBusinessModel | commercial satellite manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasCompetitor |
Airbus Defence and Space
ⓘ
Boeing Satellite Systems ⓘ Lockheed Martin Space Systems ⓘ
linked to:
Lockheed Martin Space
Thales Alenia Space ⓘ
linked to:
Thales Alenia Space Italia
|
| hasTechnology |
electric propulsion integration
ⓘ
high-power satellite platforms ⓘ satellite payload integration ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Palo Alto, California ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace
ⓘ
satellite manufacturing ⓘ space systems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| manufactures |
geostationary communications satellites
ⓘ
high-throughput satellites ⓘ |
| notableProductLine | SSL 1300 satellite bus ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Maxar Technologies ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ford Aerospace Space Systems Division
ⓘ
linked to:
Ford Aerospace
|
| product |
communications satellites
ⓘ
satellite buses ⓘ satellite platforms ⓘ space systems ⓘ |
| providesService |
mission support
ⓘ
satellite in-orbit support ⓘ satellite integration ⓘ satellite testing ⓘ |
| servesIndustry |
broadband internet
ⓘ
broadcasting ⓘ direct-to-home television ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
design of commercial communications satellites
ⓘ
manufacture of commercial communications satellites ⓘ satellite systems engineering ⓘ space systems ⓘ |
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: Space Systems/Loral Description of subject: Space Systems/Loral is an American company specializing in the design and manufacture of commercial communications satellites and related space systems.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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