Psyche spacecraft
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Psyche spacecraft is a NASA mission designed to explore the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche to study the building blocks of planetary cores and the early solar system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Psyche spacecraft canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3740861 — 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: Psyche spacecraft Context triple: [NASA spacecraft, includes, Psyche spacecraft]
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A.
Hermes spacecraft
The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
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B.
Lucy spacecraft
Lucy is a NASA space probe designed to explore multiple Trojan asteroids that share Jupiter’s orbit, aiming to study the remnants of the early solar system.
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C.
Juno spacecraft
The Juno spacecraft is a NASA space probe designed to study Jupiter’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere to better understand the planet’s origin and evolution.
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D.
Mercury Planetary Orbiter
Mercury Planetary Orbiter is the European spacecraft module of the BepiColombo mission, designed to study Mercury’s surface, composition, and environment from orbit.
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E.
Rosetta
"Rosetta" is a classic jazz standard composed by pianist Earl Hines that has become a staple of the swing and traditional jazz repertoire.
- 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: Psyche spacecraft Target entity description: Psyche spacecraft is a NASA mission designed to explore the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche to study the building blocks of planetary cores and the early solar system.
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A.
Hermes spacecraft
The Hermes spacecraft is the advanced interplanetary vessel in Andy Weir’s novel and its film adaptation "The Martian," used by NASA’s Ares crew for travel between Earth and Mars.
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B.
Lucy spacecraft
Lucy is a NASA space probe designed to explore multiple Trojan asteroids that share Jupiter’s orbit, aiming to study the remnants of the early solar system.
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C.
Juno spacecraft
The Juno spacecraft is a NASA space probe designed to study Jupiter’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere to better understand the planet’s origin and evolution.
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Mercury Planetary Orbiter
Mercury Planetary Orbiter is the European spacecraft module of the BepiColombo mission, designed to study Mercury’s surface, composition, and environment from orbit.
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E.
Rosetta
Rosetta is a port city in northern Egypt near the Nile Delta, historically renowned as the discovery site of the Rosetta Stone, which was key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space probe
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interplanetary spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| busType | Maxar 1300-class bus ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
X-band
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optical (laser) for technology demo ⓘ |
| countryOfLaunch |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| destinationRegion | main asteroid belt ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2023-10-13 ⓘ |
| launchProvider | SpaceX ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Kennedy Space Center
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
surface form:
Launch Complex 39A
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| launchVehicle |
Falcon Heavy rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Falcon Heavy
|
| manufacturer | Maxar Technologies ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 2700 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionDuration | multiple years in orbit around 16 Psyche ⓘ |
| missionName | Psyche ⓘ |
| missionPhase | cruise to main asteroid belt ⓘ |
| missionSelection | selected as a Discovery-class mission in 2017 ⓘ |
| missionType |
asteroid orbiter
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planetary science mission ⓘ |
| objective |
investigate building blocks of planetary cores
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study early solar system formation ⓘ study metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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| plannedArrivalAtTarget | 2029 ⓘ |
| plannedOrbitType | orbital mission around 16 Psyche ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar arrays ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | Lindy Elkins-Tanton ⓘ |
| principalInvestigatorInstitution | Arizona State University ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program ⓘ |
| propulsion |
Hall-effect thrusters
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solar electric propulsion ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
characterize topography of 16 Psyche
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constrain composition of 16 Psyche ⓘ determine whether 16 Psyche is a planetary core remnant ⓘ measure gravity field of 16 Psyche ⓘ measure magnetic field of 16 Psyche ⓘ |
| scienceInstruments |
X-band radio telecommunications system
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gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ multispectral imager ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| target | 16 Psyche ⓘ |
| targetDescription | metal-rich asteroid ⓘ |
| targetType | asteroid ⓘ |
| technologyDemonstration | Deep Space Optical Communications ⓘ |
| trajectory | includes Mars gravity assist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psyche spacecraft Description of subject: Psyche spacecraft is a NASA mission designed to explore the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche to study the building blocks of planetary cores and the early solar system.
Referenced by (1)
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