Tupolev Tu-123
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The Tupolev Tu-123 was a Soviet-era supersonic reconnaissance drone designed for high-altitude strategic surveillance missions during the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tupolev Tu-123 canonical | 3 |
| Tupolev Tu-123 Yastreb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2623297 — 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: Tupolev Tu-123 Context triple: [Tupolev, hasProduct, Tupolev Tu-123]
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A.
Tupolev Tu-126
The Tupolev Tu-126 is a Soviet-era airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed from the Tu-114 airliner and used primarily by the Soviet Air Forces during the Cold War.
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B.
Tupolev Tu-119
The Tupolev Tu-119 was a Soviet experimental variant of the Tu-95 bomber designed to test nuclear-powered aircraft propulsion during the Cold War.
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C.
Tupolev Tu-98
The Tupolev Tu-98 was a Soviet prototype supersonic jet bomber developed in the 1950s that served as a technological precursor to later operational bombers.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-10
The Tupolev Tu-10 was a Soviet prototype medium bomber developed in the late 1940s as part of post–World War II advances in military aviation.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
The Tupolev Tu-114 airliner is a Soviet long-range turboprop passenger aircraft, renowned for being one of the fastest and largest propeller-driven airliners ever built and for serving prestigious international routes during the Cold War era.
- 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: Tupolev Tu-123 Target entity description: The Tupolev Tu-123 was a Soviet-era supersonic reconnaissance drone designed for high-altitude strategic surveillance missions during the Cold War.
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A.
Tupolev Tu-126
The Tupolev Tu-126 is a Soviet-era airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft developed from the Tu-114 airliner and used primarily by the Soviet Air Forces during the Cold War.
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B.
Tupolev Tu-119
The Tupolev Tu-119 was a Soviet experimental variant of the Tu-95 bomber designed to test nuclear-powered aircraft propulsion during the Cold War.
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C.
Tupolev Tu-98
The Tupolev Tu-98 was a Soviet prototype supersonic jet bomber developed in the 1950s that served as a technological precursor to later operational bombers.
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D.
Tupolev Tu-10
The Tupolev Tu-10 was a Soviet prototype medium bomber developed in the late 1940s as part of post–World War II advances in military aviation.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
The Tupolev Tu-114 airliner is a Soviet long-range turboprop passenger aircraft, renowned for being one of the fastest and largest propeller-driven airliners ever built and for serving prestigious international routes during the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military equipment
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military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance drone ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicle ⓘ |
| armament | unarmed ⓘ |
| category |
Soviet unmanned aerial vehicles
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high-altitude aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | tailless delta wing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | supersonic ⓘ |
| designer | Tupolev Design Bureau ⓘ |
| developedFor | strategic reconnaissance against NATO ⓘ |
| engineModel | KRD-26 turbojet ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1961 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | slender cylindrical fuselage ⓘ |
| guidance | pre-programmed inertial navigation ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
high-altitude strategic surveillance
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reconnaissance over hostile territory ⓘ |
| introduction | mid-1960s ⓘ |
| launchMethod |
ground-based launcher
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rocket-assisted takeoff ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | transporter-erector-launcher vehicle ⓘ |
| length | approximately 27 metres ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Tupolev Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately Mach 2.5 ⓘ |
| NATOreportingName | DBR-1 ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | retired ⓘ |
| payloadType |
electronic intelligence equipment
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photographic cameras ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
photo-reconnaissance
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strategic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| propulsionType | jet ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 2,000 miles
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approximately 3,200 kilometres ⓘ |
| recoveryMethod |
non-recoverable airframe
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parachute recovery of payload section ⓘ |
| retired | 1970s ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
approximately 22,000 metres
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approximately 72,000 feet ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1964 ⓘ |
| successor |
Tupolev Tu-141
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Tupolev Tu-143 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet Air Defence Forces
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linked to:
Soviet Air Defense Forces
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| warhead | none ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 8 metres ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Tupolev Tu-123 Description of subject: The Tupolev Tu-123 was a Soviet-era supersonic reconnaissance drone designed for high-altitude strategic surveillance missions during the Cold War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tupolev Tu-123