Solar Orbiter mission
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The Solar Orbiter mission is a European Space Agency-led spacecraft project designed to study the Sun up close, including its poles and heliosphere, to better understand solar activity and its effects on the solar system.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solar Orbiter | 9 |
| Solar Orbiter mission canonical | 3 |
| Solar Orbiter spacecraft | 2 |
| Solar Orbiter (NASA participation) | 1 |
| Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager | 1 |
| Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T483118 — 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: Solar Orbiter mission Context triple: [Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, participatedIn, Solar Orbiter mission]
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SOHO mission
The SOHO mission (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) is a joint ESA–NASA space observatory launched in 1995 to study the Sun’s interior, atmosphere, and solar wind, greatly advancing our understanding of solar physics and space weather.
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MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
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Rosetta mission
The Rosetta mission was a European Space Agency spacecraft project that orbited and deployed a lander onto comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko to study its composition and behavior in unprecedented detail.
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Deep Space Climate Observatory
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.
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E.
Mars Orbiter Mission
Mars Orbiter Mission is India’s first interplanetary spacecraft, launched by ISRO to orbit Mars and demonstrate the country’s capability in deep space exploration at remarkably low cost.
- 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: Solar Orbiter mission Target entity description: The Solar Orbiter mission is a European Space Agency-led spacecraft project designed to study the Sun up close, including its poles and heliosphere, to better understand solar activity and its effects on the solar system.
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A.
SOHO mission
The SOHO mission (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) is a joint ESA–NASA space observatory launched in 1995 to study the Sun’s interior, atmosphere, and solar wind, greatly advancing our understanding of solar physics and space weather.
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B.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
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C.
Rosetta mission
The Rosetta mission was a European Space Agency spacecraft project that orbited and deployed a lander onto comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko to study its composition and behavior in unprecedented detail.
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D.
Deep Space Climate Observatory
The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.
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E.
Mars Orbiter Mission
Mars Orbiter Mission is India’s first interplanetary spacecraft, launched by ISRO to orbit Mars and demonstrate the country’s capability in deep space exploration at remarkably low cost.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Space Agency mission
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solar observation mission ⓘ space mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SolO ⓘ |
| aphelionDistance | about 0.91 astronomical units ⓘ |
| collaboratingAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
Energetic Particle Detector
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cosmic ray telescope
Extreme Ultraviolet Imager ⓘ Magnetometer ⓘ Metis coronagraph ⓘ Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager ⓘ Radio and Plasma Waves instrument ⓘ Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager ⓘ
linked to:
Solar Orbiter mission
Solar Wind Analyser ⓘ Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment ⓘ
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Solar Orbiter mission
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| inclinationGoal | up to about 33 degrees to the solar equator ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States
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United States of America
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| launchDate |
10 February 2020
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2020-02-10 ⓘ |
| launchProvider | United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Atlas V 411
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Atlas V
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| manufacturer |
Airbus Defence and Space
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Airbus
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| missionType |
heliophysics
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solar physics ⓘ |
| name |
Solar Orbiter
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linked to:
Solar Orbiter mission
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| objective |
improve space weather forecasting capability
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investigate origins of the solar wind ⓘ study solar energetic particle events ⓘ study the Sun up close ⓘ study the heliosphere ⓘ study the solar poles ⓘ understand solar activity ⓘ understand the Sun–heliosphere connection ⓘ |
| operator |
ESA
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linked to:
European Space Agency
European Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbitType | heliocentric orbit ⓘ |
| partnerAgency |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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linked to:
NASA
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| perihelionDistance | about 0.28 astronomical units ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar arrays ⓘ |
| program |
ESA Cosmic Vision programme
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linked to:
ESA Science Programme
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| scienceGoal |
link in-situ measurements of the solar wind to their source regions on the Sun
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observe the Sun’s polar regions for the first time with high resolution ⓘ |
| sciencePhaseStart | 2021 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Airbus DS-built platform ⓘ |
| spacecraftName |
Solar Orbiter
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linked to:
Solar Orbiter mission
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| target |
Sun
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inner heliosphere ⓘ |
| thermalProtection | heat shield for close solar approach ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Solar Orbiter mission Description of subject: The Solar Orbiter mission is a European Space Agency-led spacecraft project designed to study the Sun up close, including its poles and heliosphere, to better understand solar activity and its effects on the solar system.
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