Kapustin Yar launch site
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Kapustin Yar launch site is a major Russian rocket launch and missile test range historically used for ballistic missile development and early space launches.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kapustin Yar test range | 2 |
| Kapustin Yar cosmodrome | 1 |
| Kapustin Yar launch site canonical | 1 |
| Kapustin Yar missile range | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12021926 — 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: Kapustin Yar launch site Context triple: [Znamensk, locatedNear, Kapustin Yar launch site]
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A.
Angara launch complex
The Angara launch complex is a dedicated launch facility at Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome built to support the Angara family of modular space launch vehicles.
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B.
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport in the Amur Oblast designed to reduce Russia’s dependence on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and support a wide range of civilian space launches.
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C.
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a major Russian spaceport in the Arkhangelsk region primarily used for military and polar-orbit satellite launches.
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D.
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome is the historic Soviet and now Russian-operated spaceport in Kazakhstan from which the first human spaceflight, carrying Yuri Gagarin, was launched.
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E.
Soyuz-2 launch complex
The Soyuz-2 launch complex is a modern Russian launch facility at Vostochny Cosmodrome designed to support missions using Soyuz-2 family rockets for satellite deployment and other space operations.
- 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: Kapustin Yar launch site Target entity description: Kapustin Yar launch site is a major Russian rocket launch and missile test range historically used for ballistic missile development and early space launches.
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A.
Angara launch complex
The Angara launch complex is a dedicated launch facility at Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome built to support the Angara family of modular space launch vehicles.
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B.
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport in the Amur Oblast designed to reduce Russia’s dependence on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and support a wide range of civilian space launches.
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C.
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a major Russian spaceport in the Arkhangelsk region primarily used for military and polar-orbit satellite launches.
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D.
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome is the historic Soviet and now Russian-operated spaceport in Kazakhstan from which the first human spaceflight, carrying Yuri Gagarin, was launched.
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E.
Soyuz-2 launch complex
The Soyuz-2 launch complex is a modern Russian launch facility at Vostochny Cosmodrome designed to support missions using Soyuz-2 family rockets for satellite deployment and other space operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kapustin Yar test range
this entity surface form:
Kapustin Yar test range
this entity surface form:
Kapustin Yar missile range
this entity surface form:
Kapustin Yar cosmodrome