Vela
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Vela was a series of U.S. satellites launched during the Cold War to monitor compliance with nuclear test ban treaties by detecting nuclear explosions in space and the atmosphere.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22958453 — 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: Vela Context triple: [Vela nuclear test detection satellites, programName, Vela]
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A.
Vela
Vela is a southern sky constellation known for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars, and was once part of the larger ancient constellation Argo Navis.
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B.
Kurba Vela
Kurba Vela is an uninhabited Adriatic Sea island that forms part of Croatia’s Kornati archipelago within Kornati National Park.
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C.
Telescopium
Telescopium is a small, faint southern constellation introduced in the 18th century and named after the telescope.
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D.
Antlia
Antlia is a faint southern constellation representing an air pump, located near the constellations Hydra and Vela.
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E.
Vera Crux
Vera Crux is the Latin name traditionally given to the True Cross, the relic believed to be the actual cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified.
- 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: Vela Target entity description: Vela was a series of U.S. satellites launched during the Cold War to monitor compliance with nuclear test ban treaties by detecting nuclear explosions in space and the atmosphere.
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A.
Vela
Vela is a southern sky constellation known for containing the Vela Supernova Remnant and several bright stars, and was once part of the larger ancient constellation Argo Navis.
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B.
Kurba Vela
Kurba Vela is an uninhabited Adriatic Sea island that forms part of Croatia’s Kornati archipelago within Kornati National Park.
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C.
Telescopium
Telescopium is a small, faint southern constellation introduced in the 18th century and named after the telescope.
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D.
Antlia
Antlia is a faint southern constellation representing an air pump, located near the constellations Hydra and Vela.
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E.
Vera Crux
Vera Crux is the Latin name traditionally given to the True Cross, the relic believed to be the actual cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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