OKB-586
E571188
OKB-586 was a Soviet missile design bureau, led by Mikhail Yangel, that played a key role in developing early ballistic missile systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OKB-586 canonical | 3 |
| OKB-586 (Mikhail Yangel’s bureau) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6151584 — 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: OKB-586 Context triple: [R-12 Dvina, designBureau, OKB-586]
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A.
OKB-1
OKB-1 was the Soviet Union’s leading spacecraft and rocket design bureau that developed early ballistic missiles and the first spacecraft under chief designer Sergei Korolev.
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B.
KJ-500
The KJ-500 is a modern Chinese airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft featuring a fixed dorsal radar dome and advanced phased-array radar systems for long-range airspace surveillance and battle management.
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C.
Kote
Kote is a Georgian given name commonly used as a diminutive of Konstantine.
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D.
KB-50
KB-50 was an aerial refueling tanker variant of the B-50 Superfortress used by the United States Air Force during the early Cold War.
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E.
OKA
OKA is the IATA airport code for Naha Airport, the main air gateway to Okinawa, Japan.
- 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: OKB-586 Target entity description: OKB-586 was a Soviet missile design bureau, led by Mikhail Yangel, that played a key role in developing early ballistic missile systems.
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A.
OKB-1
OKB-1 was the Soviet Union’s leading spacecraft and rocket design bureau that developed early ballistic missiles and the first spacecraft under chief designer Sergei Korolev.
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B.
KJ-500
The KJ-500 is a modern Chinese airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft featuring a fixed dorsal radar dome and advanced phased-array radar systems for long-range airspace surveillance and battle management.
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C.
Kote
Kote is a Georgian given name commonly used as a diminutive of Konstantine.
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D.
KB-50
KB-50 was an aerial refueling tanker variant of the B-50 Superfortress used by the United States Air Force during the early Cold War.
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E.
OKA
OKA is the IATA airport code for Naha Airport, the main air gateway to Okinawa, Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet design bureau
ⓘ
missile design bureau ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Soviet Ministry of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Yuzhmash ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Soviet space and missile technology base
ⓘ
Soviet strategic nuclear forces ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Mikhail Yangel
ⓘ
Soviet rocket engineers ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| field |
ballistic missile design
ⓘ
rocket technology ⓘ |
| headDesigner | Mikhail Yangel ⓘ |
| industry | defense industry ⓘ |
| leader | Mikhail Yangel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dnipropetrovsk
ⓘ
linked to:
Dnipro
Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Ukraine
|
| namedAfter | design bureau numerical designation 586 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of early Soviet ballistic missile systems
ⓘ
development of intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Soviet government ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet military–industrial complex ⓘ |
| predecessor | branch of OKB-1 ⓘ |
| specialization |
liquid-fueled ballistic missiles
ⓘ
strategic missile systems ⓘ |
| successor | Yuzhnoye Design Bureau ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: OKB-586 Description of subject: OKB-586 was a Soviet missile design bureau, led by Mikhail Yangel, that played a key role in developing early ballistic missile systems.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.