INSAT-3D
E288867
INSAT-3D is an Indian advanced meteorological satellite designed to provide enhanced weather forecasting, disaster warning, and search-and-rescue services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| INSAT-3D canonical | 6 |
| INSAT-3D bus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2373101 — 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-3D Context triple: [INSAT series, hasMember, INSAT-3D]
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A.
INSAT-3C
INSAT-3C is an Indian geostationary communications satellite in the INSAT series, used for telecommunication, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
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B.
INSAT-3A
INSAT-3A is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used for telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorology, and search-and-rescue services.
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C.
INSAT-3B
INSAT-3B is an Indian communications satellite in the INSAT series used for telecommunication, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
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D.
INSAT-1D
INSAT-1D was an Indian geostationary meteorological and communications satellite in the first-generation INSAT-1 series, used for weather observation and telecommunication services.
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E.
INSAT-1C
INSAT-1C was an Indian geostationary communications satellite in the first-generation INSAT-1 series, used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
- 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-3D Target entity description: INSAT-3D is an Indian advanced meteorological satellite designed to provide enhanced weather forecasting, disaster warning, and search-and-rescue services.
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A.
INSAT-3C
INSAT-3C is an Indian geostationary communications satellite in the INSAT series, used for telecommunication, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
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B.
INSAT-3A
INSAT-3A is an Indian multipurpose geostationary satellite used for telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorology, and search-and-rescue services.
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C.
INSAT-3B
INSAT-3B is an Indian communications satellite in the INSAT series used for telecommunication, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
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D.
INSAT-1D
INSAT-1D was an Indian geostationary meteorological and communications satellite in the first-generation INSAT-1 series, used for weather observation and telecommunication services.
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E.
INSAT-1C
INSAT-1C was an Indian geostationary communications satellite in the first-generation INSAT-1 series, used for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorological services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial satellite
ⓘ
meteorological satellite ⓘ |
| application |
cloud motion vector derivation
ⓘ
cyclone tracking ⓘ fog detection ⓘ forest fire detection ⓘ monsoon monitoring ⓘ sea surface temperature estimation ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Indian National Satellite System
ⓘ
linked to:
INSAT series
|
| bus | I-2K ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
India
ⓘ
Indian Ocean region ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean Region
|
| imagerChannels |
mid-infrared
ⓘ
shortwave infrared ⓘ thermal infrared ⓘ visible ⓘ water vapour ⓘ |
| launchContractor | Arianespace ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2013-07-26 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Guiana Space Centre
ⓘ
Kourou, French Guiana ⓘ
linked to:
Kourou
|
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
ISRO Satellite Centre
ⓘ
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | 2060 kg ⓘ |
| missionType |
data relay
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ |
| operator |
ISRO
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Space Research Organisation
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitLongitude | 82.0°E ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | geosynchronous ⓘ |
| orbitType | geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| payload |
19-channel sounder
ⓘ
Data Relay Transponder ⓘ Search and Rescue transponder ⓘ six-channel imager ⓘ |
| power | about 1100 W ⓘ |
| predecessor | INSAT-3A ⓘ |
| program |
INSAT programme
ⓘ
linked to:
INSAT series
|
| purpose |
disaster warning
ⓘ
search-and-rescue services ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| SARSystem | COSPAS-SARSAT compatible ⓘ |
| sounderFunction |
humidity profiling
ⓘ
vertical temperature profiling ⓘ |
| spacecraftLifetimeDesign | 7 years ⓘ |
| successor | INSAT-3DR ⓘ |
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-3D Description of subject: INSAT-3D is an Indian advanced meteorological satellite designed to provide enhanced weather forecasting, disaster warning, and search-and-rescue services.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: INSAT-3D