Ibuki
E422247
Earth observation satellite
Japanese spacecraft
artificial satellite
greenhouse gas monitoring satellite
Ibuki is the nickname of Japan’s Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT), an Earth observation mission dedicated to monitoring global greenhouse gas concentrations from space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ibuki canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4065639 — 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: Ibuki Context triple: [GOSAT, alternativeName, Ibuki]
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A.
Tsutako
Tsutako is a Japanese given name, most notably borne by Tsutako Nakasone.
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B.
Keiyo
Keiyo is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Keiyo people of Kenya’s Rift Valley region.
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C.
Asaka
Asaka is a Japanese noble family name historically associated with a collateral branch of the Imperial Family, including Prince Asaka Yasuhiko.
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D.
Sakae
Sakae is a major downtown commercial and entertainment district in Nagoya, Japan, known for its shopping, nightlife, and landmark attractions.
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E.
Miyazu
Miyazu is a coastal city in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, best known as the gateway to the scenic sandbar Amanohashidate, one of Japan’s traditional “Three 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: Ibuki Target entity description: Ibuki is the nickname of Japan’s Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT), an Earth observation mission dedicated to monitoring global greenhouse gas concentrations from space.
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A.
Tsutako
Tsutako is a Japanese given name, most notably borne by Tsutako Nakasone.
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B.
Keiyo
Keiyo is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Keiyo people of Kenya’s Rift Valley region.
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C.
Asaka
Asaka is a Japanese noble family name historically associated with a collateral branch of the Imperial Family, including Prince Asaka Yasuhiko.
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D.
Sakae
Sakae is a major downtown commercial and entertainment district in Nagoya, Japan, known for its shopping, nightlife, and landmark attractions.
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E.
Miyazu
Miyazu is a coastal city in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, best known as the gateway to the scenic sandbar Amanohashidate, one of Japan’s traditional “Three Views.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
ⓘ
Japanese spacecraft ⓘ artificial satellite ⓘ greenhouse gas monitoring satellite ⓘ |
| agency |
JAXA
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dataType | atmospheric greenhouse gas concentration data ⓘ |
| dataUsers |
climate scientists
ⓘ
environmental agencies ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | GOSAT ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
TANSO-CAI
ⓘ
TANSO-FTS ⓘ Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Ibuki ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite ⓘ |
| isFirstOfKind | first dedicated satellite to measure global greenhouse gas concentrations from space ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-01-23 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Tanegashima Space Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
H-IIA
ⓘ
linked to:
H-IIA launch vehicle
|
| missionScope | global ⓘ |
| missionType | Earth observation ⓘ |
| monitors | global distribution of greenhouse gases ⓘ |
| namedInJapanese | いぶき ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | breath ⓘ |
| observes |
carbon dioxide
ⓘ
clouds ⓘ methane ⓘ water vapor ⓘ |
| operator |
JAXA
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ Ministry of the Environment of Japan ⓘ National Institute for Environmental Studies ⓘ |
| orbitType |
Sun-synchronous orbit
ⓘ
near-polar orbit ⓘ |
| primaryMission | monitoring global greenhouse gas concentrations ⓘ |
| program | GOSAT program ⓘ |
| purpose |
contribute to understanding of climate change
ⓘ
improve accuracy of greenhouse gas emission estimates ⓘ |
| successorMission | GOSAT-2 ⓘ |
| successorNickname | Ibuki-2 ⓘ |
| supports |
climate change research
ⓘ
climate policy assessment ⓘ greenhouse gas emission estimation ⓘ |
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: Ibuki Description of subject: Ibuki is the nickname of Japan’s Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT), an Earth observation mission dedicated to monitoring global greenhouse gas concentrations from space.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.