Apollo 15 subsatellite
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The Apollo 15 subsatellite (PFS-1) was a small scientific satellite released into lunar orbit by the Apollo 15 mission to study the Moon’s gravitational and magnetic fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apollo 15 subsatellite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10501667 — 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: Apollo 15 subsatellite Context triple: [PFS-1, alternativeName, Apollo 15 subsatellite]
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A.
Luna spacecraft
The Luna spacecraft were a series of Soviet robotic probes launched between the late 1950s and 1970s that achieved many lunar exploration firsts, including the first human-made object to reach the Moon and the first soft landing on its surface.
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B.
SLIM lunar lander
The SLIM lunar lander is a Japanese spacecraft designed by JAXA to demonstrate high-precision, lightweight landing technology on the Moon’s surface.
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C.
Altair lunar lander
The Altair lunar lander was NASA’s planned next-generation crewed spacecraft for landing astronauts on the Moon as part of the post-Apollo Constellation program.
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D.
Luna 11
Luna 11 was a Soviet unmanned spacecraft from the Luna program, launched in 1966 to study the Moon from lunar orbit.
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E.
Moon Impact Probe
The Moon Impact Probe was a small Indian lunar probe designed to detach from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft and intentionally crash onto the Moon’s surface to conduct scientific measurements and demonstrate landing 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: Apollo 15 subsatellite Target entity description: The Apollo 15 subsatellite (PFS-1) was a small scientific satellite released into lunar orbit by the Apollo 15 mission to study the Moon’s gravitational and magnetic fields.
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A.
Luna spacecraft
The Luna spacecraft were a series of Soviet robotic probes launched between the late 1950s and 1970s that achieved many lunar exploration firsts, including the first human-made object to reach the Moon and the first soft landing on its surface.
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B.
SLIM lunar lander
The SLIM lunar lander is a Japanese spacecraft designed by JAXA to demonstrate high-precision, lightweight landing technology on the Moon’s surface.
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C.
Altair lunar lander
The Altair lunar lander was NASA’s planned next-generation crewed spacecraft for landing astronauts on the Moon as part of the post-Apollo Constellation program.
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D.
Luna 11
Luna 11 was a Soviet unmanned spacecraft from the Luna program, launched in 1966 to study the Moon from lunar orbit.
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E.
Moon Impact Probe
The Moon Impact Probe was a small Indian lunar probe designed to detach from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft and intentionally crash onto the Moon’s surface to conduct scientific measurements and demonstrate landing technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo program hardware
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PFS-1 ⓘ artificial satellite ⓘ lunar orbiter ⓘ scientific satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PFS-1
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Particles and Fields Subsatellite 1 ⓘ
linked to:
subsatellite PFS-1
|
| carriedInstrument |
S-band transponder
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charged particle detector ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ plasma probe ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dataUse |
characterizing lunar magnetic field structure
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mapping lunar gravity field via tracking ⓘ |
| decay | reentered lunar surface ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod | spring-ejected from Service Module bay ⓘ |
| followedBy | Apollo 16 subsatellite ⓘ |
| impactBody | Moon ⓘ |
| impactDate | 1972-01-15 ⓘ |
| initialAposelene | ~141 km ⓘ |
| initialPeriselene | ~89 km ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1971-07-26 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Marshall Space Flight Center
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| mass | ~36 kg ⓘ |
| mission | Apollo 15 ⓘ |
| missionDurationAfterRelease | several months ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | partially successful ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | lunar orbit ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | ~28 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPeriod | ~2 hours ⓘ |
| powerSource |
battery
ⓘ
solar cells ⓘ |
| precededBy | Explorer 35 ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
measure charged particles near the Moon
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study lunar gravitational field ⓘ study lunar magnetic field ⓘ |
| program | Apollo program ⓘ |
| releaseDateInLunarOrbit | 1971-08-04 ⓘ |
| releasedBy | Apollo 15 Command and Service Module ⓘ |
| shape | octagonal prism ⓘ |
| studied |
lunar environment particles and fields
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lunar gravity anomalies ⓘ lunar magnetic anomalies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo 15 subsatellite Description of subject: The Apollo 15 subsatellite (PFS-1) was a small scientific satellite released into lunar orbit by the Apollo 15 mission to study the Moon’s gravitational and magnetic fields.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
subsatellite PFS-1