STRaND-1
E259996
STRaND-1 is a British CubeSat technology demonstration satellite notable for being one of the first to test smartphone-based satellite control in orbit.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STRaND (Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator) | 1 |
| STRaND-1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2372865 — 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: STRaND-1 Context triple: [NEOSSat, sharesLaunchWith, STRaND-1]
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A.
DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft
The DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft is a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory mission designed to study the effects of the space environment on spacecraft components and technologies in medium Earth orbit.
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B.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
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C.
Spartan-Halley free-flyer
Spartan-Halley free-flyer was an autonomous, reusable NASA spacecraft designed to study Halley’s Comet by conducting short-duration, targeted observations while deployed from and later retrieved by the Space Shuttle.
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D.
Cygnus spacecraft
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed commercial cargo vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman to deliver supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station.
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E.
GSAT-1
GSAT-1 is an Indian communications satellite that served as the inaugural payload for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) program.
- 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: STRaND-1 Target entity description: STRaND-1 is a British CubeSat technology demonstration satellite notable for being one of the first to test smartphone-based satellite control in orbit.
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A.
DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft
The DSX (Demonstration and Science Experiments) spacecraft is a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory mission designed to study the effects of the space environment on spacecraft components and technologies in medium Earth orbit.
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B.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
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C.
Spartan-Halley free-flyer
Spartan-Halley free-flyer was an autonomous, reusable NASA spacecraft designed to study Halley’s Comet by conducting short-duration, targeted observations while deployed from and later retrieved by the Space Shuttle.
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D.
Cygnus spacecraft
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed commercial cargo vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman to deliver supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station.
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E.
GSAT-1
GSAT-1 is an Indian communications satellite that served as the inaugural payload for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British satellite
ⓘ
CubeSat ⓘ technology demonstration satellite ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
S-band
ⓘ
UHF ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
ⓘ
Surrey Space Centre ⓘ |
| hasAttitudeControl | yes ⓘ |
| isOneOfFirstTo | use a smartphone as the main avionics system in orbit ⓘ |
| launchCountry | India ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2013-02-25 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 4.3 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| launchSite | Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV-CA ⓘ |
| missionStatus | completed ⓘ |
| missionType | technology demonstration ⓘ |
| notableFor | testing smartphone-based satellite control in orbit ⓘ |
| onboardComputer | Android smartphone ⓘ |
| operator |
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
ⓘ
Surrey Space Centre ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | approximately 98 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
demonstrate new propulsion and control technologies for CubeSats
ⓘ
demonstrate use of a commercial smartphone as an onboard computer in space ⓘ test advanced attitude control algorithms ⓘ |
| program |
STRaND (Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator)
ⓘ
linked to:
STRaND-1
|
| spacecraftBus |
CubeSat 3U
ⓘ
linked to:
CubeSats
|
| usesCommercialOffTheShelfComponents | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: STRaND-1 Description of subject: STRaND-1 is a British CubeSat technology demonstration satellite notable for being one of the first to test smartphone-based satellite control in orbit.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.