Venera 2
E471830
Venera 2 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1965 as part of the Venera program, intended to conduct a flyby of Venus but lost communication before returning scientific data.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venera 2 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4780818 — 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: Venera 2 Context triple: [Venera missions, spacecraftSeries, Venera 2]
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A.
Venera 1
Venera 1 was a Soviet interplanetary probe launched in 1961, notable as the first spacecraft to fly by Venus and an early milestone in planetary exploration.
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B.
Venera 7
Venera 7 was a Soviet spacecraft notable for being the first human-made probe to successfully land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth, achieving this milestone on Venus in 1970.
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C.
Venera 9
Venera 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first human-made probe to successfully return images from the surface of Venus.
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D.
Mariner 2
Mariner 2 was a NASA space probe launched in 1962 that became the first successful mission to conduct a close-up flyby and scientific study of Venus.
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E.
Luna 2
Luna 2 was a Soviet space probe that became the first human-made object to reach the Moon, marking a major milestone in early space exploration.
- 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: Venera 2 Target entity description: Venera 2 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1965 as part of the Venera program, intended to conduct a flyby of Venus but lost communication before returning scientific data.
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A.
Venera 1
Venera 1 was a Soviet interplanetary probe launched in 1961, notable as the first spacecraft to fly by Venus and an early milestone in planetary exploration.
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B.
Venera 7
Venera 7 was a Soviet spacecraft notable for being the first human-made probe to successfully land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth, achieving this milestone on Venus in 1970.
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C.
Venera 9
Venera 9 was a Soviet spacecraft that became the first human-made probe to successfully return images from the surface of Venus.
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D.
Mariner 2
Mariner 2 was a NASA space probe launched in 1962 that became the first successful mission to conduct a close-up flyby and scientific study of Venus.
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E.
Luna 2
Luna 2 was a Soviet space probe that became the first human-made object to reach the Moon, marking a major milestone in early space exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venus probe
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planetary probe ⓘ space probe ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| closestApproachDate | 1966-02-27 ⓘ |
| closestApproachTarget | Venus ⓘ |
| communicationLostDuring | Venus flyby ⓘ |
| communicationStatus | lost ⓘ |
| COSPAR ID | 1965-091A ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designer | Sergei Korolev ⓘ |
| epoch | Space Race ⓘ |
| failureCause | overheating of spacecraft systems ⓘ |
| failurePhase | cruise to Venus ⓘ |
| intendedScienceTarget |
Venusian atmosphere
ⓘ
cosmic rays ⓘ interplanetary medium ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1965-11-12 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Molniya-M
ⓘ
linked to:
Molniya-M rocket
|
| lostContactBefore | transmitting Venus flyby data ⓘ |
| manufacturer | OKB-1 ⓘ |
| missionDurationUntilContactLost | about 3.5 months ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | failure ⓘ |
| missionType | flyby ⓘ |
| onboardInstruments |
cosmic-ray detectors
ⓘ
infrared radiometer ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ micrometeoroid detectors ⓘ solar-plasma detectors ⓘ television imaging system ⓘ ultraviolet spectrometer ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf | early Soviet interplanetary exploration ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
measure space environment en route to Venus
ⓘ
obtain scientific data on Venusian atmosphere ⓘ study Venus during flyby ⓘ |
| program |
Venera program
ⓘ
linked to:
Venera missions
|
| relatedMission |
Venera 1
ⓘ
Venera 3 ⓘ |
| SATCAT number | 01899 ⓘ |
| scientificDataReturned | no ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet space program ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | 3MV ⓘ |
| target | Venus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Venera 2 Description of subject: Venera 2 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1965 as part of the Venera program, intended to conduct a flyby of Venus but lost communication before returning scientific data.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.