Ouna (VLBI satellite)
E440080
Ouna is a small Japanese VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) radio satellite used in the SELENE (Kaguya) lunar mission to conduct precise lunar gravity and geodesy measurements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ouna (VLBI satellite) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4431631 — 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: Ouna (VLBI satellite) Context triple: [Kaguya (SELENE), carriedSubsatellite, Ouna (VLBI satellite)]
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A.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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B.
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
PALAPA B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in the early 1980s to expand the country's domestic and regional telecommunications capabilities.
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C.
Akari (infrared satellite)
Akari (infrared satellite) was a Japanese infrared astronomy space telescope that conducted an all-sky survey to study celestial objects from the near- to far-infrared wavelengths.
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D.
Alouette satellites
The Alouette satellites were pioneering Canadian scientific spacecraft launched in the 1960s to study the ionosphere, marking Canada as one of the first nations to design and build its own satellite.
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E.
Sapphire (satellite)
Sapphire is a Canadian military surveillance satellite designed to track space objects and contribute to space situational awareness.
- 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: Ouna (VLBI satellite) Target entity description: Ouna is a small Japanese VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) radio satellite used in the SELENE (Kaguya) lunar mission to conduct precise lunar gravity and geodesy measurements.
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A.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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B.
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
PALAPA B1 was an Indonesian communications satellite launched in the early 1980s to expand the country's domestic and regional telecommunications capabilities.
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C.
Akari (infrared satellite)
Akari (infrared satellite) was a Japanese infrared astronomy space telescope that conducted an all-sky survey to study celestial objects from the near- to far-infrared wavelengths.
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D.
Alouette satellites
The Alouette satellites were pioneering Canadian scientific spacecraft launched in the 1960s to study the ionosphere, marking Canada as one of the first nations to design and build its own satellite.
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E.
Sapphire (satellite)
Sapphire is a Canadian military surveillance satellite designed to track space objects and contribute to space situational awareness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
VLBI radio satellite
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artificial satellite ⓘ spacecraft used for lunar exploration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VLBI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kaguya mission
NERFINISHED
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SELENE lunar orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese spacecraft
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lunar satellites ⓘ spacecraft using VLBI ⓘ |
| communicationBand | radio frequencies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dataType |
geodetic data
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gravity field data ⓘ radio tracking data ⓘ |
| launchContext | launched as part of the SELENE (Kaguya) mission ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationDuringMission | lunar orbit ⓘ |
| measurementMethod | VLBI tracking of radio signals ⓘ |
| missionGoal |
high-precision mapping of the lunar gravity field
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improvement of lunar interior models ⓘ refinement of lunar geodetic reference frame ⓘ |
| missionType |
lunar geodesy
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lunar gravity measurement ⓘ radio science ⓘ |
| operator |
JAXA
NERFINISHED
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits | Moon ⓘ |
| partOfMission |
Kaguya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SELENE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTechnique | Very Long Baseline Interferometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
geodesy
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planetary science ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
JAXA
NERFINISHED
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsMission | SELENE main orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
improving lunar gravity models
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lunar geodetic measurements ⓘ precise determination of lunar gravity field ⓘ tracking the SELENE main orbiter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ouna (VLBI satellite) Description of subject: Ouna is a small Japanese VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) radio satellite used in the SELENE (Kaguya) lunar mission to conduct precise lunar gravity and geodesy measurements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kaguya (SELENE)