Lockheed Martin Space

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Lockheed Martin Space Systems	13
Lockheed Martin Space canonical	6
Lockheed Martin Astronautics	2
Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services	1
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (past)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1979682 — 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: Lockheed Martin Space
Context triple: [Arabsat-6A, manufacturer, Lockheed Martin Space]

A. Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation is a U.S. aerospace and defense contractor known for developing advanced space systems, including the Dream Chaser spaceplane, and providing technology solutions to government and commercial customers.
B. Space Systems Laboratory
The Space Systems Laboratory is a research facility at MIT focused on the design, development, and testing of advanced spacecraft and space technologies.
C. Astra Space
Astra Space is an American aerospace company focused on developing small, cost-effective launch vehicles to provide frequent, flexible access to low Earth orbit for small satellites.
D. Hughes Aircraft Company
Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded by Howard Hughes, known for pioneering work in aviation, electronics, and space systems.
E. United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance is an American aerospace company that provides launch services for government and commercial customers, operating rockets such as Atlas V, Delta IV, and Vulcan.
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: Lockheed Martin Space
Target entity description: Lockheed Martin Space is a major division of Lockheed Martin Corporation that designs, develops, and manufactures advanced space systems and technologies for government and commercial customers.

A. Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation is a U.S. aerospace and defense contractor known for developing advanced space systems, including the Dream Chaser spaceplane, and providing technology solutions to government and commercial customers.
B. Space Systems Laboratory
The Space Systems Laboratory is a research facility at MIT focused on the design, development, and testing of advanced spacecraft and space technologies.
C. Astra Space
Astra Space is an American aerospace company focused on developing small, cost-effective launch vehicles to provide frequent, flexible access to low Earth orbit for small satellites.
D. Hughes Aircraft Company
Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded by Howard Hughes, known for pioneering work in aviation, electronics, and space systems.
E. United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance is an American aerospace company that provides launch services for government and commercial customers, operating rockets such as Atlas V, Delta IV, and Vulcan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace company division ⓘ space systems manufacturer ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Boeing ⓘ European Space Agency ⓘ United Launch Alliance ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focus	commercial space programs ⓘ deep space exploration ⓘ government space programs ⓘ missile defense ⓘ national security space ⓘ
formerName	Lockheed Martin Space Systems ⓘ linked to: Lockheed Martin Space
headquartersLocation	Littleton, Colorado, United States ⓘ linked to: Littleton, Colorado
industry	aerospace ⓘ defense ⓘ space systems ⓘ
majorCustomer	NASA ⓘ National Reconnaissance Office ⓘ U.S. Air Force ⓘ linked to: United States Air Force U.S. Space Force ⓘ linked to: United States Space Force United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense commercial satellite operators ⓘ
notableProject	AEHF military communications satellites ⓘ GOES weather satellites (as contractor) ⓘ linked to: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program GPS III satellites ⓘ linked to: Global Positioning System satellites Juno spacecraft ⓘ Landsat satellites ⓘ MUOS military communications satellites ⓘ Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ OSIRIS-REx spacecraft ⓘ linked to: OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission Orion spacecraft ⓘ SBIRS missile warning satellites ⓘ linked to: Space-Based Infrared System Titan launch vehicles (historical) ⓘ linked to: Titan rocket family Trident II D5 missile (space and strategic systems role) ⓘ linked to: Trident II D5 missile
parentOrganization	Lockheed Martin ⓘ
partOf	Lockheed Martin Space, Aeronautics, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Missiles and Fire Control divisional structure of Lockheed Martin ⓘ
product	GPS satellites ⓘ commercial communications satellites ⓘ deep space exploration spacecraft ⓘ military communications satellites ⓘ missile defense systems ⓘ remote sensing satellites ⓘ satellites ⓘ space launch systems ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ weather satellites ⓘ
service	satellite operations ⓘ space mission support ⓘ space systems integration ⓘ spacecraft design and engineering ⓘ

How these facts were elicited