Svobodny Cosmodrome
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Svobodny Cosmodrome was a former Russian military and commercial space launch facility in the Amur Oblast of the Russian Far East that preceded the development of the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Svobodny Cosmodrome canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4151969 — 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: Svobodny Cosmodrome Context triple: [Vostochny Cosmodrome, builtOnFormerSiteOf, Svobodny Cosmodrome]
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A.
Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center is Russia’s primary spaceflight training facility, historically used to prepare cosmonauts and international astronauts for missions, including those to the International Space Station.
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B.
Sergei Korolev Museum of Cosmonautics
The Sergei Korolev Museum of Cosmonautics is a Ukrainian museum dedicated to the life and work of rocket engineer Sergei Korolev and the history of space exploration.
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C.
Profsoyuznaya station
Profsoyuznaya station is a stop on the Volgograd Metrotram light rail system in Volgograd, Russia.
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D.
Gagarin Square
Gagarin Square is a major public square in Moscow named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and known for its prominent monument honoring him.
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E.
Strelka Park
Strelka Park is a prominent riverside park and scenic viewpoint in Yaroslavl, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl rivers and known for its monuments, fountains, and panoramic city views.
- 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: Svobodny Cosmodrome Target entity description: Svobodny Cosmodrome was a former Russian military and commercial space launch facility in the Amur Oblast of the Russian Far East that preceded the development of the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
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A.
Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center is Russia’s primary spaceflight training facility, historically used to prepare cosmonauts and international astronauts for missions, including those to the International Space Station.
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B.
Sergei Korolev Museum of Cosmonautics
The Sergei Korolev Museum of Cosmonautics is a Ukrainian museum dedicated to the life and work of rocket engineer Sergei Korolev and the history of space exploration.
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C.
Profsoyuznaya station
Profsoyuznaya station is a stop on the Volgograd Metrotram light rail system in Volgograd, Russia.
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D.
Gagarin Square
Gagarin Square is a major public square in Moscow named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and known for its prominent monument honoring him.
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E.
Strelka Park
Strelka Park is a prominent riverside park and scenic viewpoint in Yaroslavl, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl rivers and known for its monuments, fountains, and panoramic city views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmodrome
ⓘ
spaceport ⓘ |
| closed | 2007 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| countryDuringOperation |
Russian Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
|
| environment | taiga region ⓘ |
| formerMilitaryBase | Svobodny ICBM base ⓘ |
| formerName |
Svobodny-18
ⓘ
linked to:
Svobodny
|
| hasRunway | no ⓘ |
| infrastructureOrigin | converted from missile base ⓘ |
| launchAzimuth | high-inclination orbits ⓘ |
| launchesConducted |
Rokot launches
ⓘ
Start-1 launches ⓘ |
| launchHistory |
first orbital launch in 1997
ⓘ
last launch in mid-2000s ⓘ |
| launchPadCount | 1 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amur Oblast
ⓘ
Russian Far East ⓘ
linked to:
Far Eastern Federal District
|
| namedAfter | nearby town of Svobodny ⓘ |
| nearCity | Svobodny ⓘ |
| opened | 1996 ⓘ |
| operator |
Russian Space Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Aerospace Forces
|
| ownedBy | Russian Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian space program ⓘ |
| precededBy | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Vostochny Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| primaryLaunchVehicle |
Rokot
ⓘ
Start-1 ⓘ |
| purpose | reduce dependence on Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
insufficient launch rate
ⓘ
shift of focus to Vostochny Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successor | Vostochny Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| timezone | Yakutsk Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial space launches
ⓘ
military space launches ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Svobodny Cosmodrome Description of subject: Svobodny Cosmodrome was a former Russian military and commercial space launch facility in the Amur Oblast of the Russian Far East that preceded the development of the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
Referenced by (2)
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