Hermes communication systems
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Hermes communication systems is the high-speed, long-range interplanetary communications network featured in *The Martian*, enabling data exchange between the Hermes spacecraft and Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermes communication systems canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12769138 — 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: Hermes communication systems Context triple: [Beth Johanssen, usesTechnology, Hermes communication systems]
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A.
Axiom communication systems
Axiom Communication Systems is a company specializing in the design and provision of communication technology solutions and services.
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B.
Hermes 450
The Hermes 450 is an Israeli-made tactical unmanned aerial vehicle widely used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions by various air forces around the world.
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C.
CASSIOPE communications system
The CASSIOPE communications system is a Canadian satellite-based platform designed to provide advanced digital communications and data services from low Earth orbit.
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D.
Metricom
Metricom was a pioneering wireless data communications company best known for its Ricochet wireless internet service in the 1990s.
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E.
Milstar communications satellites
Milstar communications satellites are a constellation of secure, jam-resistant U.S. military spacecraft designed to provide survivable, global, low-data-rate communications for strategic and tactical forces.
- 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: Hermes communication systems Target entity description: Hermes communication systems is the high-speed, long-range interplanetary communications network featured in *The Martian*, enabling data exchange between the Hermes spacecraft and Earth.
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A.
Axiom communication systems
Axiom Communication Systems is a company specializing in the design and provision of communication technology solutions and services.
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B.
Hermes 450
The Hermes 450 is an Israeli-made tactical unmanned aerial vehicle widely used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions by various air forces around the world.
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C.
CASSIOPE communications system
The CASSIOPE communications system is a Canadian satellite-based platform designed to provide advanced digital communications and data services from low Earth orbit.
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D.
Metricom
Metricom was a pioneering wireless data communications company best known for its Ricochet wireless internet service in the 1990s.
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E.
Milstar communications satellites
Milstar communications satellites are a constellation of secure, jam-resistant U.S. military spacecraft designed to provide survivable, global, low-data-rate communications for strategic and tactical forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional communication system
ⓘ
interplanetary communications network ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Martian (2015 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Martian
The Martian (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Martian
|
| associatedWithMission |
Ares III mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Ares 3
Ares IV mission (planned) ⓘ |
| authorUniverseCreator | Andy Weir ⓘ |
| communicationRange | interplanetary distances between Earth and Mars ⓘ |
| communicationType | radio communications ⓘ |
| depictedAs | high-bandwidth communication system ⓘ |
| enables |
coordination between Hermes crew and Earth-based controllers
ⓘ
real-time or near-real-time communication within light-time delay limits ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | not an actual existing NASA system ⓘ |
| medium | space-to-Earth deep space communication links ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NASA (fictional depiction)
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA (fictional, Interstellar)
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| primaryFunction | enable high-speed data exchange between Hermes spacecraft and Earth ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hermes spacecraft propulsion system
ⓘ
NASA Deep Space Network (fictional counterpart) ⓘ
linked to:
Deep Space Network
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| roleInPlot | enables mission control to coordinate rescue efforts for Mark Watney ⓘ |
| setting | near-future spaceflight technology ⓘ |
| supports |
crew voice communications
ⓘ
data downlink to Earth mission control ⓘ data uplink from Earth mission control ⓘ telemetry data transmission ⓘ |
| supportsCommunicationBetween |
Earth
ⓘ
Hermes spacecraft ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | more advanced than early 21st-century deep space communications ⓘ |
| universe |
The Martian fictional universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Martian
|
| usedBy | Hermes spacecraft ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hermes communication systems Description of subject: Hermes communication systems is the high-speed, long-range interplanetary communications network featured in *The Martian*, enabling data exchange between the Hermes spacecraft and Earth.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Beth Johanssen in The Martian