Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
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The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite was a NASA spacecraft designed to measure how much solar energy the Earth absorbs and radiates back into space, improving understanding of the planet’s climate system.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2053989 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Context triple: [STS-41-G, primaryPayload, Earth Radiation Budget Satellite]
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A.
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) is a satellite instrument designed to measure the Earth’s radiation budget and study how clouds and aerosols affect the planet’s climate and energy balance.
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B.
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder is a satellite-based microwave radiometer used to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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Cross-track Infrared Sounder
The Cross-track Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution infrared spectrometer used on U.S. weather satellites to measure atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles for improved weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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D.
Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory is a joint NASA–JAXA satellite designed to provide highly accurate, global measurements of rain and snow to improve weather forecasting and climate research.
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E.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
- 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: Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Target entity description: The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite was a NASA spacecraft designed to measure how much solar energy the Earth absorbs and radiates back into space, improving understanding of the planet’s climate system.
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A.
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System
Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) is a satellite instrument designed to measure the Earth’s radiation budget and study how clouds and aerosols affect the planet’s climate and energy balance.
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B.
Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder is a satellite-based microwave radiometer used to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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C.
Cross-track Infrared Sounder
The Cross-track Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution infrared spectrometer used on U.S. weather satellites to measure atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles for improved weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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D.
Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission core observatory is a joint NASA–JAXA satellite designed to provide highly accurate, global measurements of rain and snow to improve weather forecasting and climate research.
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E.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
ⓘ
NASA satellite ⓘ research satellite ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ERBS ⓘ |
| agency |
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddard Space Flight Center
|
| alsoKnownAs | ERBS spacecraft ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| contributedTo | long-term climate data records ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataUsedFor |
climate modeling
ⓘ
study of global energy balance ⓘ study of greenhouse effect ⓘ |
| deployer |
Space Shuttle mission STS-41G
ⓘ
linked to:
STS-41-G
|
| fundingAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | ERBS ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Earth sciences
ⓘ
atmospheric science ⓘ climatology ⓘ |
| instrument |
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
ⓘ
linked to:
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
|
| launchDate | 1984-10-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
KSC LC-41
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Canaveral LC-41
Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ball Aerospace ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 2400 kilograms ⓘ |
| measured |
Earth albedo
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incoming solar radiation ⓘ outgoing longwave radiation ⓘ reflected solar radiation ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth science
ⓘ
climate research ⓘ |
| observes | Earth ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
National Aeronautics and Space Administration ⓘ
linked to:
NASA
|
| orbitInclination | near-polar ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | LEO ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
NASA Earth Observing System precursor missions
ⓘ
linked to:
NASA Earth Observing System
|
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
measure Earth radiation budget
ⓘ
measure how much energy Earth radiates back into space ⓘ measure how much solar energy Earth absorbs ⓘ |
| program |
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment program
ⓘ
linked to:
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
|
| purpose | improve understanding of Earth climate system ⓘ |
| reentry | uncontrolled atmospheric reentry ⓘ |
| reentryDate | 2023-01-08 ⓘ |
| reentryLocation | over Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Multimission Modular Spacecraft ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
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Subject: Earth Radiation Budget Satellite Description of subject: The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite was a NASA spacecraft designed to measure how much solar energy the Earth absorbs and radiates back into space, improving understanding of the planet’s climate system.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-G