45th Space Wing
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The 45th Space Wing is a U.S. Space Force unit headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, responsible for managing and supporting military and government space launch operations from the Eastern Range, including Cape Canaveral.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 45th Space Wing canonical | 6 |
| Space Launch Delta 45 | 5 |
| 45th Space Wing (United States Air Force) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T588863 — 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: 45th Space Wing Context triple: [Air Force Space Command, notableUnit, 45th Space Wing]
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A.
30th Space Wing
The 30th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for space launch and range operations, primarily from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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B.
21st Space Wing
The 21st Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for missile warning, space control, and space surveillance operations worldwide.
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C.
412th Test Wing
The 412th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for conducting flight testing and evaluation of advanced military aircraft and aerospace systems.
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D.
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command was a former major command of the U.S. Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equipping forces for space operations before its functions were transferred to the United States Space Force.
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E.
36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
- 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: 45th Space Wing Target entity description: The 45th Space Wing is a U.S. Space Force unit headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, responsible for managing and supporting military and government space launch operations from the Eastern Range, including Cape Canaveral.
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A.
30th Space Wing
The 30th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for space launch and range operations, primarily from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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B.
21st Space Wing
The 21st Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for missile warning, space control, and space surveillance operations worldwide.
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C.
412th Test Wing
The 412th Test Wing is a U.S. Air Force unit responsible for conducting flight testing and evaluation of advanced military aircraft and aerospace systems.
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D.
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command was a former major command of the U.S. Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equipping forces for space operations before its functions were transferred to the United States Space Force.
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E.
36th Wing
The 36th Wing is a United States Air Force unit responsible for providing airpower, support, and regional security operations in the Indo-Pacific, headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Space Force unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Space Launch Delta 45 reorganization ⓘ |
| controls |
Eastern Range flight termination systems
ⓘ
Eastern Range instrumentation ⓘ Eastern Range tracking and telemetry assets ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
launch risk analysis and public safety protection
ⓘ
launch vehicle processing and integration support ⓘ range scheduling and coordination ⓘ weather support for space launch ⓘ |
| formerlyPartOf | Air Force Space Command ⓘ |
| garrison | Patrick Space Force Base ⓘ |
| hasMajorInstallation |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
ⓘ
Patrick Space Force Base ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Patrick Space Force Base ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Brevard County, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Brevard County
Florida ⓘ |
| mission |
assure access to space for the United States
ⓘ
provide launch and range operations for national security space missions ⓘ |
| nickname | The World’s Premier Gateway to Space ⓘ |
| operatesFrom |
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center (support role) ⓘ |
| operatesOnArea | Eastern Range ⓘ |
| operationalArea | Atlantic Ocean downrange tracking and safety corridor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Space Launch Delta 45
ⓘ
linked to:
45th Space Wing
|
| predecessor |
45th Space Wing (United States Air Force)
ⓘ
linked to:
45th Space Wing
|
| primaryFunction | space launch base and range operations ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
space launch operations from the Eastern Range
ⓘ
support of U.S. government space launches ⓘ support of U.S. military space launches ⓘ |
| role |
launch base support
ⓘ
range safety ⓘ space launch range operations ⓘ spacelift operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Space Force ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Space Operations Command ⓘ |
| supports |
Department of Defense space launches
ⓘ
National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches ⓘ commercial space launch providers on the Eastern Range ⓘ |
| supportsLaunchVehicles |
Atlas V
ⓘ
Delta IV ⓘ Falcon 9 ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon 9 rocket
Falcon Heavy ⓘ
linked to:
Falcon Heavy rocket
other U.S. expendable and reusable launch vehicles ⓘ |
| theater |
Eastern Test Range
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Range
|
| type | space launch and range operations wing ⓘ |
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: 45th Space Wing Description of subject: The 45th Space Wing is a U.S. Space Force unit headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, responsible for managing and supporting military and government space launch operations from the Eastern Range, including Cape Canaveral.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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