Sohae Satellite Launching Station
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The Sohae Satellite Launching Station is a major North Korean long-range rocket and missile test site used to advance the country’s strategic weapons capabilities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sohae Satellite Launching Station canonical | 1 |
| Sohae Space Center | 1 |
| Tongchang-ri Launch Facility | 1 |
| Tongchang-ri Missile and Space Launch Facility | 1 |
| Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6122871 — 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: Sohae Satellite Launching Station Context triple: [North Korean nuclear weapons program, keyFacility, Sohae Satellite Launching Station]
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A.
Wenchang Space Launch Site
Wenchang Space Launch Site is a major coastal Chinese spaceport on Hainan Island used for launching heavy-lift rockets and key national space missions.
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B.
Tanegashima Space Center
Tanegashima Space Center is Japan’s primary space launch complex, located on Tanegashima Island and used for launching satellites and other spacecraft into orbit.
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C.
Tongil Station
Tongil Station is a stop on the Pyongyang Metro system in North Korea’s capital city.
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D.
Hwaseong
Hwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, known for its rapid industrial growth and proximity to major urban centers like Suwon and Seoul.
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E.
Uchinoura Space Center
Uchinoura Space Center is a Japanese launch facility in Kagoshima Prefecture used primarily for scientific satellites and sounding rocket missions.
- 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: Sohae Satellite Launching Station Target entity description: The Sohae Satellite Launching Station is a major North Korean long-range rocket and missile test site used to advance the country’s strategic weapons capabilities.
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A.
Wenchang Space Launch Site
Wenchang Space Launch Site is a major coastal Chinese spaceport on Hainan Island used for launching heavy-lift rockets and key national space missions.
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B.
Tanegashima Space Center
Tanegashima Space Center is Japan’s primary space launch complex, located on Tanegashima Island and used for launching satellites and other spacecraft into orbit.
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C.
Tongil Station
Tongil Station is a stop on the Pyongyang Metro system in North Korea’s capital city.
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D.
Hwaseong
Hwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, known for its rapid industrial growth and proximity to major urban centers like Suwon and Seoul.
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E.
Uchinoura Space Center
Uchinoura Space Center is a Japanese launch facility in Kagoshima Prefecture used primarily for scientific satellites and sounding rocket missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
missile test site
ⓘ
rocket launch site ⓘ spaceport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sohae Space Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Sohae Satellite Launching Station
Tongchang-ri Launch Facility ⓘ
linked to:
Sohae Satellite Launching Station
Tongchang-ri Missile and Space Launch Facility ⓘ
linked to:
Sohae Satellite Launching Station
|
| associatedWithProgram |
North Korean long-range missile program
ⓘ
linked to:
North Korean satellite program
North Korean satellite program ⓘ |
| closelyWatchedBy | commercial satellite imagery providers ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 39.66°N 124.71°E ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| firstPubliclyNotedBy | satellite imagery analysts ⓘ |
| firstPubliclyNotedIn | late 2000s ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
engine test stand
ⓘ
launch control center ⓘ launch pad ⓘ rocket assembly building ⓘ support infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasRunwayOrRailAccess | rail access ⓘ |
| inspectedBy | foreign journalists on limited guided visits ⓘ |
| launchPadType | fixed launch pad ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Pyongan Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cholsan County
ⓘ
Tongchang-ri ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west coast of North Korea ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Japan
ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
international organizations ⓘ |
| notableLaunch |
Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2
ⓘ
Kwangmyongsong-4 ⓘ |
| notableLaunchDate |
2012-12-12
ⓘ
2016-02-07 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Government of North Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
North Korean government
Korean Committee of Space Technology ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Union of Scientists and Engineers
|
| region | northwestern North Korea ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
central to North Korea’s space and missile ambitions
ⓘ
key facility for testing long-range delivery systems ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United Nations Security Council discussions
ⓘ
international sanctions concerns ⓘ |
| underwent |
expansion and modernization in the 2010s
ⓘ
further upgrades in the early 2020s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ballistic missile tests
ⓘ
development of strategic weapons ⓘ long-range rocket tests ⓘ satellite launches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sohae Satellite Launching Station Description of subject: The Sohae Satellite Launching Station is a major North Korean long-range rocket and missile test site used to advance the country’s strategic weapons capabilities.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sohae Satellite Launching Station
linked to: Sohae Satellite Launching Station
linked to: Sohae Satellite Launching Station
linked to: Sohae Satellite Launching Station