Wenchang Space Launch Site

E185894

rocket launch site spaceport

Wenchang Space Launch Site is a major coastal Chinese spaceport on Hainan Island used for launching heavy-lift rockets and key national space missions.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site	9
Wenchang Space Launch Site canonical	4
Wenchang Space Launch Center	2
LC-101 at Wenchang Space Launch Site	1
Launch Complex 1, Wenchang	1
Wenchang	1
Wenchang LC-1	1
Wenchang Satellite Launch Center	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592771 — 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: Wenchang Space Launch Site
Context triple: [China National Space Administration, usesLaunchSite, Wenchang Space Launch Site]

A. Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Xichang Satellite Launch Center is one of China’s primary spaceports, used mainly for launching communications and navigation satellites into geostationary orbit.
B. Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is China’s oldest and largest spaceport, located in the Gobi Desert and primarily used for launching crewed Shenzhou missions and various satellites into orbit.
C. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a major Chinese spaceport in Shanxi province primarily used for launching polar-orbiting and sun-synchronous satellites.
D. Tanegashima Space Center
Tanegashima Space Center is Japan’s primary space launch complex, located on Tanegashima Island and used for launching satellites and other spacecraft into orbit.
E. 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.
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: Wenchang Space Launch Site
Target entity description: Wenchang Space Launch Site is a major coastal Chinese spaceport on Hainan Island used for launching heavy-lift rockets and key national space missions.

A. Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Xichang Satellite Launch Center is one of China’s primary spaceports, used mainly for launching communications and navigation satellites into geostationary orbit.
B. Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is China’s oldest and largest spaceport, located in the Gobi Desert and primarily used for launching crewed Shenzhou missions and various satellites into orbit.
C. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is a major Chinese spaceport in Shanxi province primarily used for launching polar-orbiting and sun-synchronous satellites.
D. Tanegashima Space Center
Tanegashima Space Center is Japan’s primary space launch complex, located on Tanegashima Island and used for launching satellites and other spacecraft into orbit.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rocket launch site ⓘ spaceport ⓘ
advantage	ability to transport large rocket components by sea ⓘ higher launch efficiency to geostationary orbit ⓘ low latitude ⓘ
comparedWith	Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center ⓘ Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center ⓘ Xichang Satellite Launch Center ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalConsideration	sea-based transport reduces overland risk of large components ⓘ
hasFeature	coastal downrange safety zone ⓘ integration and test facilities ⓘ multiple launch pads ⓘ
hasNearbyBodyOfWater	South China Sea ⓘ
hasNearbyCity	Haikou ⓘ
hasPublicViewingAreas	yes ⓘ
launches	Long March 5 ⓘ Long March 5B ⓘ Long March 7 ⓘ Long March 8 ⓘ linked to: Long March 8 (some missions)
locatedIn	Hainan Province ⓘ linked to: Hainan Wenchang ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	China Standard Time ⓘ
locatedOn	Hainan Island ⓘ linked to: Hainan coast ⓘ
operator	China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation ⓘ China National Space Administration ⓘ
ownedBy	People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
partOf	Chinese space program ⓘ
role	gateway for China's deep space missions ⓘ primary site for new-generation Chinese rockets ⓘ
significance	enables assembly and launch of China's largest rockets ⓘ key infrastructure for China's long-term space strategy ⓘ
specializesIn	heavy-lift launches ⓘ
supports	Chang'e lunar exploration program ⓘ linked to: Chang’e lunar exploration program China's human spaceflight program ⓘ Tiangong space station program ⓘ linked to: Tiangong space station Tianwen Mars exploration program ⓘ linked to: Tianwen planetary exploration program
usedBy	People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force ⓘ
usedFor	interplanetary missions ⓘ key national space missions ⓘ lunar exploration missions ⓘ space station launches ⓘ

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