ATLAS-2
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ATLAS-2 was a Space Shuttle-based NASA mission carrying a suite of instruments to study Earth's atmosphere, solar radiation, and their interactions in support of climate and environmental research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ATLAS-2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7727828 — 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: ATLAS-2 Context triple: [Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 2, shortName, ATLAS-2]
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ATLAS-1
ATLAS-1 was a NASA Space Shuttle payload consisting of a suite of atmospheric and solar science experiments designed to study Earth's atmosphere and the Sun's influence on it.
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KSLV-II
KSLV-II is South Korea’s next-generation, domestically developed orbital launch vehicle designed to place satellites into low Earth orbit and advance the nation’s independent space launch capabilities.
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Antares launch vehicle
The Antares launch vehicle is a medium-lift rocket primarily used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
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D.
Mobile Launcher-1
Mobile Launcher-1 was a NASA launch platform and service structure used during the Apollo and early Skylab programs to support Saturn V and Saturn IB rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center.
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E.
Atlas V N22
Atlas V N22 is a specific variant of the Atlas V launch vehicle optimized for crewed missions, notably used to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to low Earth orbit.
- 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: ATLAS-2 Target entity description: ATLAS-2 was a Space Shuttle-based NASA mission carrying a suite of instruments to study Earth's atmosphere, solar radiation, and their interactions in support of climate and environmental research.
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A.
ATLAS-1
ATLAS-1 was a NASA Space Shuttle payload consisting of a suite of atmospheric and solar science experiments designed to study Earth's atmosphere and the Sun's influence on it.
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B.
KSLV-II
KSLV-II is South Korea’s next-generation, domestically developed orbital launch vehicle designed to place satellites into low Earth orbit and advance the nation’s independent space launch capabilities.
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C.
Antares launch vehicle
The Antares launch vehicle is a medium-lift rocket primarily used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
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D.
Mobile Launcher-1
Mobile Launcher-1 was a NASA launch platform and service structure used during the Apollo and early Skylab programs to support Saturn V and Saturn IB rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center.
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E.
Atlas V N22
Atlas V N22 is a specific variant of the Atlas V launch vehicle optimized for crewed missions, notably used to launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to low Earth orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atmospheric science mission
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NASA spaceflight ⓘ Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| apogee | ~296 km ⓘ |
| callsign | Atlantis STS-56 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
ACRIM II
NERFINISHED
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ATLAS-2 ATMOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor II NERFINISHED ⓘ Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ ERBE instruments NERFINISHED ⓘ Earth Radiation Budget Experiment instruments ⓘ MAHRSI NERFINISHED ⓘ MAS NERFINISHED ⓘ Measurement of the Solar Constant instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Atmosphere High Resolution Spectrograph Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder NERFINISHED ⓘ SOLACES NERFINISHED ⓘ SOLCON NERFINISHED ⓘ SSM NERFINISHED ⓘ SUSIM NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Constant and Aerosol Measurement instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Spectrum Measurement instrument ⓘ Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 5 ⓘ |
| focusArea |
Earth radiation budget
NERFINISHED
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ozone chemistry ⓘ solar irradiance ⓘ trace gases in the atmosphere ⓘ upper atmosphere composition ⓘ |
| followedBy | ATLAS-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 57.0 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1993-04-17 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1993-04-08 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionCommander | Kenneth D. Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
6 hours
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8 minutes ⓘ 9 days ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram | second ATLAS mission ⓘ |
| missionPilot | Stephen S. Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Ellen Ochoa
NERFINISHED
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Kenneth D. Cockrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Foale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | Low Earth orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payloadType | Spacelab pallet payload ⓘ |
| perigee | ~292 km ⓘ |
| precededBy | ATLAS-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
investigate Sun–Earth interactions
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measure solar radiation ⓘ study Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ support climate research ⓘ support environmental research ⓘ |
| program |
ATLAS program
NERFINISHED
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NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
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| spacecraft |
STS-56
NERFINISHED
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Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsResearch |
climate change studies
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long-term solar variability studies ⓘ ozone layer monitoring ⓘ |
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Subject: ATLAS-2 Description of subject: ATLAS-2 was a Space Shuttle-based NASA mission carrying a suite of instruments to study Earth's atmosphere, solar radiation, and their interactions in support of climate and environmental research.
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