Kapustin Yar
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Kapustin Yar is a Russian military rocket launch and development site historically used for early Soviet missile and space tests.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kapustin Yar canonical | 9 |
| Kapustin Yar-1 (Знаменск) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3091945 — 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: Kapustin Yar Context triple: [R-1 rocket, launchSite, Kapustin Yar]
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A.
Karachayevsk
Karachayevsk is a town in southwestern Russia located in the North Caucasus region, serving as one of the main urban centers of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
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B.
Shakhovskoye
Shakhovskoye is a rural locality in Russia known primarily as the birthplace of Soviet politician Mikhail Suslov.
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C.
Otradnoye
Otradnoye is a Moscow Metro station on the Serpukhovsko–Timiryazevskaya Line serving the Otradnoye District in northern Moscow.
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D.
Kastornoye
Kastornoye is a locality in Russia historically notable as the namesake and focal area of the Voronezh–Kastornoye military offensive during World War II.
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E.
Syzran
Syzran is a historic industrial city on the Volga River in western Russia, known for its oil refining, engineering industries, and regional transport significance.
- 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: Kapustin Yar Target entity description: Kapustin Yar is a Russian military rocket launch and development site historically used for early Soviet missile and space tests.
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A.
Karachayevsk
Karachayevsk is a town in southwestern Russia located in the North Caucasus region, serving as one of the main urban centers of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
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B.
Shakhovskoye
Shakhovskoye is a rural locality in Russia known primarily as the birthplace of Soviet politician Mikhail Suslov.
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C.
Otradnoye
Otradnoye is a Moscow Metro station on the Serpukhovsko–Timiryazevskaya Line serving the Otradnoye District in northern Moscow.
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D.
Kastornoye
Kastornoye is a locality in Russia historically notable as the namesake and focal area of the Voronezh–Kastornoye military offensive during World War II.
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E.
Syzran
Syzran is a historic industrial city on the Volga River in western Russia, known for its oil refining, engineering industries, and regional transport significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military installation
ⓘ
missile test range ⓘ rocket launch site ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kapustin Yar cosmodrome
ⓘ
linked to:
Kapustin Yar launch site
Kapustin Yar missile range ⓘ
linked to:
Kapustin Yar launch site
Kapustin Yar test range ⓘ
linked to:
Kapustin Yar launch site
|
| associatedTown | Znamensk ⓘ |
| coordinates | 48.573°N 45.738°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| established | 1946 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 1947-10-18 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchedRocketType | V-2 derivative ⓘ |
| formerlyOwnedBy |
Ministry of Defence of the USSR
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
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| historicalPeriodOfIntensiveUse | early Cold War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key site in development of Soviet strategic rocket forces
ⓘ
one of the earliest Soviet missile ranges ⓘ |
| launchPadCount | multiple launch complexes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Astrakhan Oblast
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ Volgograd Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Kapustin Yar desert ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Volga River
ⓘ
Znamensk ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby village of Kapustin Yar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Soviet space research flights
ⓘ
first Soviet ballistic missile tests ⓘ testing of R-1 missile ⓘ testing of R-12 missile ⓘ testing of R-14 missile ⓘ testing of R-2 missile ⓘ testing of R-5 missile ⓘ |
| operator |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet armed forces
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| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian missile program
ⓘ
Soviet missile program ⓘ |
| purpose |
missile testing
ⓘ
nuclear weapons delivery system testing ⓘ rocket development ⓘ space launch ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air-defense missile tests
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anti-ballistic missile tests ⓘ anti-satellite weapon tests ⓘ cruise missile tests ⓘ early Soviet ballistic missile tests ⓘ sounding rocket launches ⓘ suborbital spaceflight tests ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kapustin Yar Description of subject: Kapustin Yar is a Russian military rocket launch and development site historically used for early Soviet missile and space tests.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.