Vandenberg Space Force Base
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Vandenberg Space Force Base is a major U.S. military spaceport on California’s central coast used for polar-orbit and other space launches by government and commercial providers.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T276665 — 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: Vandenberg Space Force Base Context triple: [SpaceX, launchSite, Vandenberg Space Force Base]
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A.
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Southern California known as a primary site for flight testing, aerospace research, and historic aviation milestones.
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B.
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
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C.
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation known for its air combat training and operations, located near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.
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D.
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Las Vegas known for advanced combat training exercises such as Red Flag and for hosting the USAF Warfare Center.
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E.
Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Air and Space Port is a civilian aerospace test center and spaceflight hub in California known for experimental aircraft development and commercial spaceflight activities.
- 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: Vandenberg Space Force Base Target entity description: Vandenberg Space Force Base is a major U.S. military spaceport on California’s central coast used for polar-orbit and other space launches by government and commercial providers.
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A.
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Southern California known as a primary site for flight testing, aerospace research, and historic aviation milestones.
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B.
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
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C.
Tyndall Air Force Base
Tyndall Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation known for its air combat training and operations, located near Panama City in the Florida Panhandle.
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D.
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Las Vegas known for advanced combat training exercises such as Red Flag and for hosting the USAF Warfare Center.
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E.
Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Air and Space Port is a civilian aerospace test center and spaceflight hub in California known for experimental aircraft development and commercial spaceflight activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Space Force installation
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military spaceport ⓘ space launch site ⓘ |
| advantage |
direct access to high-inclination orbits
ⓘ
safety for downrange over Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| branch | United States Space Force ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environment | coastal ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Vandenberg Air Force Base
ⓘ
linked to:
Vandenberg Space Force Base
|
| garrison |
Space Launch Delta 30
ⓘ
linked to:
30th Space Wing
|
| hasFacilityType |
launch pads
ⓘ
missile silos ⓘ range safety infrastructure ⓘ tracking and telemetry stations ⓘ |
| hasLaunchComplex |
Space Launch Complex 2
ⓘ
Space Launch Complex 3 ⓘ Space Launch Complex 4 ⓘ Space Launch Complex 6 ⓘ Space Launch Complex 8 ⓘ |
| hasRunway | 12,000-foot runway (approximate) ⓘ |
| hostsLaunchVehicle |
Atlas V
ⓘ
Delta IV Heavy ⓘ Falcon 9 ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 9 rocket
Falcon Heavy ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon Heavy rocket
Minuteman III ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of the United States ⓘ |
| location |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Santa Barbara County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Barbara County
|
| namedAfter |
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
|
| nearbyCity |
Lompoc, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Lompoc
Santa Maria, California ⓘ |
| operator | United States Space Force ⓘ |
| overseesUnit |
Space Launch Delta 30
ⓘ
linked to:
30th Space Wing
|
| partOf |
U.S. Western Range
ⓘ
United States Space Command launch infrastructure ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Space Command
|
| primaryMission |
missile test operations
ⓘ
space launch operations ⓘ |
| supportsOrbitType |
high-inclination orbit
ⓘ
polar orbit ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| timezone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. government launch providers
ⓘ
commercial launch providers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ballistic missile tests
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civil space missions ⓘ commercial satellite launches ⓘ national security space missions ⓘ polar orbit launches ⓘ space launches ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit launches ⓘ |
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: Vandenberg Space Force Base Description of subject: Vandenberg Space Force Base is a major U.S. military spaceport on California’s central coast used for polar-orbit and other space launches by government and commercial providers.
Referenced by (250)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Suomi NPP satellite
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Aqua satellite
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Terra satellite
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Santa Maria
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Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
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subject linked to:
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system
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Delta rocket
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Gravity Probe B experiment
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COBE Differential Microwave Radiometer experiment
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