Functional Cargo Block
E183892
The Functional Cargo Block (FGB), also known as Zarya, is the first module of the International Space Station, providing initial power, propulsion, and storage capabilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Functional Cargo Block canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1639136 — 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: Functional Cargo Block Context triple: [STS-88, deliveredModule, Functional Cargo Block]
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A.
Cargo
Cargo is Rust’s official build and dependency management tool that streamlines compiling code, managing libraries, and distributing Rust packages.
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B.
MEA Cargo
MEA Cargo is the air freight division of Middle East Airlines, providing cargo transport and logistics services primarily through its operations at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport.
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C.
FTC Blocks
FTC Blocks is a visual, block-based programming environment used to create and control robot code in the FIRST Tech Challenge.
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D.
Integrated Freight & Logistics
Integrated Freight & Logistics is a sector focused on the coordinated transportation, handling, and distribution of goods across multiple modes and networks to optimize supply chain efficiency.
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E.
Block 1B
Block 1B is an upgraded configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System designed to carry heavier payloads and support crewed deep-space missions beyond low Earth orbit.
- 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: Functional Cargo Block Target entity description: The Functional Cargo Block (FGB), also known as Zarya, is the first module of the International Space Station, providing initial power, propulsion, and storage capabilities.
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A.
Cargo
Cargo is Rust’s official build and dependency management tool that streamlines compiling code, managing libraries, and distributing Rust packages.
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B.
MEA Cargo
MEA Cargo is the air freight division of Middle East Airlines, providing cargo transport and logistics services primarily through its operations at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport.
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C.
FTC Blocks
FTC Blocks is a visual, block-based programming environment used to create and control robot code in the FIRST Tech Challenge.
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D.
Integrated Freight & Logistics
Integrated Freight & Logistics is a sector focused on the coordinated transportation, handling, and distribution of goods across multiple modes and networks to optimize supply chain efficiency.
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E.
Block 1B
Block 1B is an upgraded configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System designed to carry heavier payloads and support crewed deep-space missions beyond low Earth orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Space Station module
ⓘ
pressurized module ⓘ space station module ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FGB
ⓘ
Zarya ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Unity module via Pressurized Mating Adapter-1
ⓘ
Zvezda Service Module via docking port ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| designBasedOn | TKS spacecraft FGB design ⓘ |
| diameter | about 4.1 m ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1998-11-20 ⓘ |
| hasDockingPort |
aft axial port
ⓘ
forward axial port ⓘ nadir port ⓘ zenith port ⓘ |
| hasHatch | multiple internal hatches ⓘ |
| hasPropulsionSystem | bipropellant thrusters ⓘ |
| inclination | about 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| isPressurized | yes ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1998-11-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23
ⓘ
linked to:
Baikonur Cosmodrome
|
| launchVehicle |
Proton-K rocket
ⓘ
linked to:
Proton rocket
|
| length | about 12.6 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center ⓘ |
| mass | about 19,300 kg ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
Roscosmos ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitsEarth | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | International Space Station ⓘ |
| powerGeneration | solar arrays ⓘ |
| pressurizedVolume | about 71.5 m³ ⓘ |
| primaryPropellants |
N2O4
ⓘ
UDMH ⓘ |
| providesFunction |
attitude stabilization
ⓘ
data handling ⓘ orbit maintenance ⓘ telemetry relay ⓘ |
| providesInterfaceFor |
Service Module Zvezda
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Service Module Zvezda aft port
Unity module ⓘ |
| registration | ISS module Zarya ⓘ |
| role |
provides attitude control
ⓘ
provides guidance ⓘ provides power ⓘ provides propulsion ⓘ provides storage ⓘ |
| solarArraySpan | about 24.4 m ⓘ |
| wasFirstModuleOf | International Space Station ⓘ |
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: Functional Cargo Block Description of subject: The Functional Cargo Block (FGB), also known as Zarya, is the first module of the International Space Station, providing initial power, propulsion, and storage capabilities.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.