Express Logistics Carrier-4
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Express Logistics Carrier-4 is an external payload platform mounted on the International Space Station used to store and support experiments, spare parts, and equipment in the station’s unpressurized environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Express Logistics Carrier-4 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4986122 — 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: Express Logistics Carrier-4 Context triple: [STS-133, deliveredPayload, Express Logistics Carrier-4]
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A.
National Express
National Express is a major UK-based coach and bus operator providing long-distance and local passenger transport services domestically and internationally.
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B.
TNT Express
TNT Express is an international courier and logistics company known for its global parcel delivery and express mail services.
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C.
Channel Express
Channel Express was a British airline that operated cargo and passenger services before rebranding and evolving into the low-cost carrier Jet2.com.
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D.
United Express
United Express is the regional brand for United Airlines, operating shorter-haul feeder flights to connect passengers to United’s mainline network.
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E.
DHL
DHL is a global logistics and courier company known for its international express mail, freight transportation, and supply chain management services.
- 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: Express Logistics Carrier-4 Target entity description: Express Logistics Carrier-4 is an external payload platform mounted on the International Space Station used to store and support experiments, spare parts, and equipment in the station’s unpressurized environment.
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A.
National Express
National Express is a major UK-based coach and bus operator providing long-distance and local passenger transport services domestically and internationally.
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B.
TNT Express
TNT Express is an international courier and logistics company known for its global parcel delivery and express mail services.
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C.
Channel Express
Channel Express was a British airline that operated cargo and passenger services before rebranding and evolving into the low-cost carrier Jet2.com.
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D.
United Express
United Express is the regional brand for United Airlines, operating shorter-haul feeder flights to connect passengers to United’s mainline network.
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E.
DHL
DHL is a global logistics and courier company known for its international express mail, freight transportation, and supply chain management services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Express Logistics Carrier
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External payload platform ⓘ International Space Station component ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designedFor | External payload attachment ⓘ |
| enables | Long-term exposure of experiments to space environment ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
ELC-4
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linked to:
ELC-2
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| hasFeature |
Data interfaces for payloads
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Multiple payload attachment points ⓘ Power interfaces for payloads ⓘ Thermal control interfaces ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Four primary Express Logistics Carriers on the ISS ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| mountedOn | Truss structure of the International Space Station ⓘ |
| operatedInEnvironment | Unpressurized environment ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | International Space Station ⓘ |
| partOf | International Space Station ⓘ |
| purpose | Provide external storage and experiment platform for ISS ⓘ |
| supports |
Orbital replacement units
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Science payloads ⓘ Technology demonstration payloads ⓘ |
| supportsMaintenanceOf | International Space Station external systems ⓘ |
| supportsOperations | Robotic handling of external payloads ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Storing equipment
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Storing experiments ⓘ Storing spare parts ⓘ Supporting equipment ⓘ Supporting experiments ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Express Logistics Carrier-4 Description of subject: Express Logistics Carrier-4 is an external payload platform mounted on the International Space Station used to store and support experiments, spare parts, and equipment in the station’s unpressurized environment.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.