Plesetsk Cosmodrome
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Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a major Russian spaceport in the Arkhangelsk region primarily used for military and polar-orbit satellite launches.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plesetsk Cosmodrome canonical | 27 |
| Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch facilities | 3 |
| Cosmodrome Plesetsk | 1 |
| Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 133 | 1 |
| Plesetsk spaceport | 1 |
| Site 133/3 Plesetsk Cosmodrome | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T747423 — 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: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Context triple: [Roscosmos, operatesSpaceport, Plesetsk Cosmodrome]
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A.
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport in the Amur Oblast designed to reduce Russia’s dependence on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and support a wide range of civilian space launches.
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B.
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome is the historic Soviet and now Russian-operated spaceport in Kazakhstan from which the first human spaceflight, carrying Yuri Gagarin, was launched.
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C.
Gagarin Air Force Academy
Gagarin Air Force Academy was a premier Soviet military aviation academy responsible for educating and training high-ranking Air Force officers and aerospace specialists.
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D.
Novo-Ogaryovo
Novo-Ogaryovo is a suburban governmental estate outside Moscow that serves as one of the primary official residences of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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E.
Gromov Flight Research Institute
Gromov Flight Research Institute is a major Russian aviation research and testing center known for experimental flight testing and development of advanced aircraft technologies.
- 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: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Target entity description: Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a major Russian spaceport in the Arkhangelsk region primarily used for military and polar-orbit satellite launches.
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A.
Vostochny Cosmodrome
Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport in the Amur Oblast designed to reduce Russia’s dependence on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and support a wide range of civilian space launches.
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B.
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome is the historic Soviet and now Russian-operated spaceport in Kazakhstan from which the first human spaceflight, carrying Yuri Gagarin, was launched.
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C.
Gagarin Air Force Academy
Gagarin Air Force Academy was a premier Soviet military aviation academy responsible for educating and training high-ranking Air Force officers and aerospace specialists.
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D.
Novo-Ogaryovo
Novo-Ogaryovo is a suburban governmental estate outside Moscow that serves as one of the primary official residences of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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E.
Gromov Flight Research Institute
Gromov Flight Research Institute is a major Russian aviation research and testing center known for experimental flight testing and development of advanced aircraft technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmodrome
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rocket launch site ⓘ spaceport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cosmodrome Plesetsk
ⓘ
linked to:
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Plesetsk spaceport ⓘ
linked to:
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
|
| constructionStartDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Russian Space Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Aerospace Forces
|
| coordinates | 62.925°N 40.577°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| distanceFromMoscow | about 800 km north ⓘ |
| established | 1957 ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 1966-03-17 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
fueling facilities
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launch complexes ⓘ railway infrastructure ⓘ technical support buildings ⓘ tracking and telemetry stations ⓘ |
| hasLaunchComplex |
Angara launch complex
ⓘ
Soyuz launch complexes ⓘ
linked to:
Soyuz launch complex
|
| launchAzimuthCapability |
high-inclination orbits
ⓘ
sun-synchronous orbits ⓘ |
| launchPadCount | multiple active pads ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed |
Angara
ⓘ
Kosmos-3M ⓘ Rokot ⓘ Soyuz ⓘ
linked to:
Soyuz rocket
Soyuz-2 ⓘ
linked to:
Soyuz rocket
Tsiklon-3 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arkhangelsk Oblast
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| near |
Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast
ⓘ
Plesetsk ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large number of orbital launches
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military-controlled space activities ⓘ |
| operator | Russian Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
ICBM base
ⓘ
R-7 missile deployment site ⓘ |
| previouslyControlledBy | Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
military satellite launches
ⓘ
polar orbit launches ⓘ |
| runBy | Russian Aerospace Forces ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| timezone | MSK ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
launch of communications satellites
ⓘ
launch of meteorological satellites ⓘ launch of navigation satellites ⓘ launch of reconnaissance satellites ⓘ launch of scientific satellites ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Description of subject: Plesetsk Cosmodrome is a major Russian spaceport in the Arkhangelsk region primarily used for military and polar-orbit satellite launches.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
R-7 Semyorka rocket
linked to: Plesetsk Cosmodrome
linked to: Plesetsk Cosmodrome
linked to: Plesetsk Cosmodrome
subject linked to:
Molniya-M rocket
subject linked to:
Vostok-2 rocket
subject linked to:
SS-25 Sickle ICBM
linked to: Plesetsk Cosmodrome
linked to: Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
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operates
→
Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch facilities
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linked to: Plesetsk Cosmodrome