European Automated Transfer Vehicle program
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The European Automated Transfer Vehicle program was a European Space Agency initiative that developed and operated uncrewed cargo spacecraft to resupply and reboost the International Space Station.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Automated Transfer Vehicle program | 2 |
| Automated Transfer Vehicle programme | 1 |
| European Automated Transfer Vehicle program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3864869 — 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: European Automated Transfer Vehicle program Context triple: [ATV spacecraft, agencyProgram, European Automated Transfer Vehicle program]
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A.
Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
The Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is an Italian-built pressurized cargo module used by NASA to transport supplies, equipment, and experiments between Earth and the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle missions.
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B.
European Service Module
The European Service Module is the European-built component of NASA’s Orion spacecraft that provides propulsion, power, thermal control, and life-support resources for crewed lunar missions.
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C.
International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
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D.
ISS ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 2
ISS ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 2 is an external payload platform on the International Space Station used to host and support various scientific instruments and experiments.
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E.
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.
- 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: European Automated Transfer Vehicle program Target entity description: The European Automated Transfer Vehicle program was a European Space Agency initiative that developed and operated uncrewed cargo spacecraft to resupply and reboost the International Space Station.
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A.
Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
The Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is an Italian-built pressurized cargo module used by NASA to transport supplies, equipment, and experiments between Earth and the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle missions.
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B.
European Service Module
The European Service Module is the European-built component of NASA’s Orion spacecraft that provides propulsion, power, thermal control, and life-support resources for crewed lunar missions.
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C.
International Space Station program
The International Space Station program is a multinational collaborative effort to design, build, and operate a permanently crewed orbital research laboratory in low Earth orbit.
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D.
ISS ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 2
ISS ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 2 is an external payload platform on the International Space Station used to host and support various scientific instruments and experiments.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spaceflight program
ⓘ
uncrewed cargo spacecraft program ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
ATV standard bus
ⓘ
surface form:
ATV program
|
| cargoDeliveredToISS |
air
ⓘ
dry cargo ⓘ propellant ⓘ water ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| developedVehicle |
ATV spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Automated Transfer Vehicle
|
| dockingSystemUsed | Russian docking system ⓘ |
| firstDockingTarget | ISS Zvezda service module ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 2008-03-09 ⓘ |
| firstMission |
ATV spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
ATV-1 Jules Verne
|
| guidanceSystem | autonomous rendezvous and docking ⓘ |
| heritageFor |
European Service Module
ⓘ
surface form:
European Service Module for Orion spacecraft
|
| lastLaunchDate | 2014-07-29 ⓘ |
| lastMission |
Georges Lemaître (ATV-5)
ⓘ
surface form:
ATV-5 Georges Lemaître
|
| lastMissionEndDate | 2015-02-15 ⓘ |
| launchSiteUsed |
Guiana Space Centre
ⓘ
Kourou ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed | Ariane 5 ES ⓘ |
| managedBy | ESA Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations ⓘ |
| missionProfile | launch to ISS, dock, stay attached, then destructive reentry ⓘ |
| numberOfFlights | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfSuccessfulFlights | 5 ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | resupply the International Space Station ⓘ |
| providedCapability |
ISS reboost
ⓘ
attitude control support for ISS ⓘ waste disposal from ISS ⓘ |
| reentryType | controlled destructive reentry ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Commercial Resupply Services
|
| relatedSpacecraft |
Cygnus spacecraft
ⓘ
Dragon spacecraft ⓘ H-II Transfer Vehicle ⓘ
surface form:
HTV spacecraft
Progress spacecraft ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | reboost the International Space Station ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus |
pressurized cargo module
ⓘ
service module ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | uncrewed cargo spacecraft ⓘ |
| spaceStationServed | International Space Station ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| successorProgram | European Service Module program ⓘ |
| technologyContributor |
France
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Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European Automated Transfer Vehicle program Description of subject: The European Automated Transfer Vehicle program was a European Space Agency initiative that developed and operated uncrewed cargo spacecraft to resupply and reboost the International Space Station.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Automated Transfer Vehicle program
this entity surface form:
Automated Transfer Vehicle program
this entity surface form:
Automated Transfer Vehicle programme