APL New Horizons bus
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The APL New Horizons bus is the spacecraft platform designed and built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to support the instruments, power, communications, and navigation systems of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| APL New Horizons bus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1274776 — 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: APL New Horizons bus Context triple: [New Horizons, spacecraftBus, APL New Horizons bus]
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A.
Pace Suburban Bus
Pace Suburban Bus is a public transportation agency serving the suburban areas of the Chicago metropolitan region with bus and paratransit services.
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B.
OmniRide bus service
OmniRide bus service is a public transit system in Northern Virginia that provides local and commuter bus routes connecting suburban communities with major employment and activity centers in the region.
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C.
TheBus (Honolulu)
TheBus (Honolulu) is the public bus transit system serving the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii, providing extensive routes throughout Honolulu and surrounding communities.
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D.
Montebello Bus Lines
Montebello Bus Lines is a public transit agency serving the city of Montebello and surrounding communities in Los Angeles County with local and express bus services.
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E.
MiWay bus services
MiWay bus services is the public transit system for the City of Mississauga, Ontario, operating local and express bus routes that connect the city with surrounding regions.
- 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: APL New Horizons bus Target entity description: The APL New Horizons bus is the spacecraft platform designed and built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to support the instruments, power, communications, and navigation systems of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
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A.
Pace Suburban Bus
Pace Suburban Bus is a public transportation agency serving the suburban areas of the Chicago metropolitan region with bus and paratransit services.
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B.
OmniRide bus service
OmniRide bus service is a public transit system in Northern Virginia that provides local and commuter bus routes connecting suburban communities with major employment and activity centers in the region.
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C.
TheBus (Honolulu)
TheBus (Honolulu) is the public bus transit system serving the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii, providing extensive routes throughout Honolulu and surrounding communities.
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D.
Montebello Bus Lines
Montebello Bus Lines is a public transit agency serving the city of Montebello and surrounding communities in Los Angeles County with local and express bus services.
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E.
MiWay bus services
MiWay bus services is the public transit system for the City of Mississauga, Ontario, operating local and express bus routes that connect the city with surrounding regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spacecraft bus
ⓘ
spacecraft platform ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | New Frontiers program ⓘ |
| attitudeControl |
hydrazine thrusters
ⓘ
reaction wheels ⓘ three-axis stabilized ⓘ |
| builtBy | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
Ka-band
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ |
| designedBy | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-speed flyby of Pluto
ⓘ
long-duration deep-space mission ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand |
long communication delays
ⓘ
low solar flux ⓘ outer solar system environment ⓘ |
| developedForAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | aluminum space frame ⓘ |
| hasSubsystem |
command and data handling subsystem
ⓘ
guidance and control subsystem ⓘ power subsystem ⓘ propulsion subsystem ⓘ telecommunications subsystem ⓘ |
| launchVehicleCompatibleWith | Atlas V 551 ⓘ |
| missionTarget |
Kuiper Belt
ⓘ
Pluto ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory ⓘ |
| operatedIn | deep space ⓘ |
| powerSource | radioisotope thermoelectric generator ⓘ |
| powerSystemType | RTG-based power system ⓘ |
| propulsionType | monopropellant hydrazine ⓘ |
| supports |
communications systems
ⓘ
navigation systems ⓘ power systems ⓘ scientific instruments ⓘ |
| supportsInstrument |
Alice
ⓘ
LORRI ⓘ PEPSSI ⓘ REX ⓘ Ralph ⓘ SDC ⓘ SWAP ⓘ |
| thermalControl |
passive thermal control
ⓘ
radioisotope heater units ⓘ |
| usedFor |
New Horizons
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surface form:
NASA New Horizons mission
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| usedOn |
New Horizons
ⓘ
surface form:
New Horizons spacecraft
|
| usesAntennaType |
high-gain antenna
ⓘ
low-gain antenna ⓘ medium-gain antenna ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: APL New Horizons bus Description of subject: The APL New Horizons bus is the spacecraft platform designed and built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to support the instruments, power, communications, and navigation systems of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Referenced by (1)
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