INSAT-2E
E278978
Earth observation satellite
Indian satellite
communications satellite
geostationary satellite
meteorological satellite
INSAT-2E is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used primarily for telecommunications, meteorology, and broadcasting as part of the INSAT-2 series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| INSAT-2E canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2373097 — 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: INSAT-2E Context triple: [INSAT series, hasMember, INSAT-2E]
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A.
INSAT-2C
INSAT-2C is an Indian geostationary communications satellite in the INSAT-2 series, used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
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B.
INSAT-2B
INSAT-2B is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used for telecommunications, meteorology, and search-and-rescue services as part of the INSAT-2 series.
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C.
INSAT-2D
INSAT-2D was an Indian geostationary communications and meteorological satellite in the INSAT-2 series, used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and weather services.
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D.
INSAT-2A
INSAT-2A is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used primarily for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
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E.
INSAT-1B
INSAT-1B was an early Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services as part of the INSAT 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: INSAT-2E Target entity description: INSAT-2E is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used primarily for telecommunications, meteorology, and broadcasting as part of the INSAT-2 series.
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A.
INSAT-2C
INSAT-2C is an Indian geostationary communications satellite in the INSAT-2 series, used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
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B.
INSAT-2B
INSAT-2B is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used for telecommunications, meteorology, and search-and-rescue services as part of the INSAT-2 series.
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C.
INSAT-2D
INSAT-2D was an Indian geostationary communications and meteorological satellite in the INSAT-2 series, used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and weather services.
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D.
INSAT-2A
INSAT-2A is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used primarily for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
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E.
INSAT-1B
INSAT-1B was an early Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services as part of the INSAT program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
ⓘ
Indian satellite ⓘ communications satellite ⓘ geostationary satellite ⓘ meteorological satellite ⓘ |
| application |
TV distribution in India
ⓘ
cyclone tracking ⓘ telecom services over India ⓘ weather monitoring ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
surrounding regions ⓘ |
| deactivationReason | end of design life ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1999-04-03 ⓘ |
| launchLocation |
Kourou, French Guiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Kourou
|
| launchMass | 2550 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | Arianespace ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Centre Spatial Guyanais
ⓘ
linked to:
Guiana Space Centre
Guiana Space Centre ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
ISRO
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Space Research Organisation
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| operator |
INSAT
ⓘ
linked to:
INSAT series
Indian National Satellite System ⓘ
linked to:
INSAT series
|
| orbitLongitude | 83 degrees East ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | geosynchronous ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
INSAT-2 series
ⓘ
linked to:
INSAT-2
|
| payload |
C-band transponders
ⓘ
CCD camera ⓘ Extended C-band transponders ⓘ Ku-band transponders ⓘ VHRR ⓘ Very High Resolution Radiometer ⓘ
linked to:
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
|
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | INSAT-2D ⓘ |
| program |
INSAT programme
ⓘ
linked to:
INSAT series
|
| purpose |
data relay
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ |
| series | INSAT-2 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
ISRO
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Space Research Organisation
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorTo | INSAT-2D ⓘ |
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: INSAT-2E Description of subject: INSAT-2E is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used primarily for telecommunications, meteorology, and broadcasting as part of the INSAT-2 series.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.