ISS module Zarya
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ISS module Zarya is the first module of the International Space Station, providing initial power, propulsion, and storage functions after its launch in 1998.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ISS module Zarya canonical | 4 |
| Zarya module of the International Space Station | 3 |
| ISS FGB | 1 |
| ISS Zarya | 1 |
| ISS Zarya module | 1 |
| install equipment on Zarya module | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7918773 — 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: ISS module Zarya Context triple: [Zarya, alsoKnownAs, ISS module Zarya]
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A.
Shuttle-Mir docking module
The Shuttle-Mir docking module was a specially designed adapter that enabled U.S. Space Shuttles to safely dock with the Russian Mir space station during the Shuttle-Mir program.
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B.
Shooting Star cargo module
The Shooting Star cargo module is an attachable logistics and payload module designed to expand the Dream Chaser spaceplane’s cargo capacity for resupply and disposal missions to destinations like the International Space Station.
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C.
Soyuz TM-23
Soyuz TM-23 was a Russian crewed Soyuz spacecraft mission used to transport cosmonauts to the Mir space station in the mid-1990s.
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D.
Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module
The Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module was a specially designed adapter spacecraft that enabled the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz vehicles to physically connect and support joint operations during the first international crewed space mission.
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E.
Soyuz TM-21
Soyuz TM-21 was a Russian crewed spacecraft mission notable for carrying U.S. astronaut Norman E. Thagard to the Mir space station as part of early Shuttle-Mir cooperation.
- 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: ISS module Zarya Target entity description: ISS module Zarya is the first module of the International Space Station, providing initial power, propulsion, and storage functions after its launch in 1998.
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A.
Shuttle-Mir docking module
The Shuttle-Mir docking module was a specially designed adapter that enabled U.S. Space Shuttles to safely dock with the Russian Mir space station during the Shuttle-Mir program.
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B.
Shooting Star cargo module
The Shooting Star cargo module is an attachable logistics and payload module designed to expand the Dream Chaser spaceplane’s cargo capacity for resupply and disposal missions to destinations like the International Space Station.
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C.
Soyuz TM-23
Soyuz TM-23 was a Russian crewed Soyuz spacecraft mission used to transport cosmonauts to the Mir space station in the mid-1990s.
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D.
Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module
The Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module was a specially designed adapter spacecraft that enabled the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz vehicles to physically connect and support joint operations during the first international crewed space mission.
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E.
Soyuz TM-21
Soyuz TM-21 was a Russian crewed spacecraft mission notable for carrying U.S. astronaut Norman E. Thagard to the Mir space station as part of early Shuttle-Mir cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Space Station module
ⓘ
space station module ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FGB
ⓘ
Functional Cargo Block ⓘ ISS module Zarya ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Poisk module
ⓘ
linked to:
Poisk
Rassvet module ⓘ
linked to:
Rassvet
Unity module ⓘ Zvezda service module ⓘ |
| contractor | Boeing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| diameter | about 4.1 m ⓘ |
| function |
provides attitude control for the early International Space Station
ⓘ
provides docking ports for visiting spacecraft and modules ⓘ provides guidance and navigation for the early International Space Station ⓘ provides power for the early International Space Station ⓘ provides propulsion for the early International Space Station ⓘ provides storage for propellant, cargo, and supplies ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Russia
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasDockingPort |
aft axial port
ⓘ
forward axial port ⓘ nadir port ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1998-11-20 ⓘ |
| launchOperator |
Russian Space Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet space forces
|
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81/23
ⓘ
linked to:
Baikonur Cosmodrome
|
| launchVehicle |
Proton-K rocket
ⓘ
linked to:
Proton rocket
|
| length | about 12.6 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center ⓘ |
| mass | about 19,300 kg ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Dawn in Russian ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 51.6 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | about 92 minutes ⓘ |
| partOf | International Space Station ⓘ |
| powerGeneration | about 3 kW ⓘ |
| powerSystem | solar arrays and batteries ⓘ |
| pressurizedVolume | about 71.5 m³ ⓘ |
| program | International Space Station program ⓘ |
| propellantType | UDMH and nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | bipropellant thrusters ⓘ |
| role | first module of the International Space Station ⓘ |
| segment | Russian Orbital Segment ⓘ |
| solarArraySpan | about 10.7 m ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
ⓘ
Roscosmos ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ISS module Zarya Description of subject: ISS module Zarya is the first module of the International Space Station, providing initial power, propulsion, and storage functions after its launch in 1998.
Referenced by (11)
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