OSIRIS-APEX
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OSIRIS-APEX is NASA’s extended mission that repurposes the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to study and closely observe the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during and after its 2029 Earth flyby.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| OSIRIS-APEX canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10212010 — 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: OSIRIS-APEX Context triple: [OSIRIS-REx, postSampleReturnMission, OSIRIS-APEX]
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HiRISE instrument
The HiRISE instrument is a high-resolution camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that captures detailed images of the Martian surface for scientific study and landing site analysis.
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LORRI
LORRI is the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager, a high-resolution telescopic camera aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft used for detailed imaging of distant solar system bodies.
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Mastcam
Mastcam is the main color imaging camera system on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, used to capture high-resolution photos and videos of the Martian surface for scientific analysis and mission navigation.
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JunoCam
JunoCam is a visible-light camera aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft designed primarily for public outreach and imaging of Jupiter’s cloud tops and polar regions.
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Europa Imaging System
The Europa Imaging System is a high-resolution camera suite on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft designed to capture detailed images of Jupiter’s moon Europa to study its surface geology and potential habitability.
- 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: OSIRIS-APEX Target entity description: OSIRIS-APEX is NASA’s extended mission that repurposes the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to study and closely observe the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during and after its 2029 Earth flyby.
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A.
HiRISE instrument
The HiRISE instrument is a high-resolution camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that captures detailed images of the Martian surface for scientific study and landing site analysis.
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B.
LORRI
LORRI is the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager, a high-resolution telescopic camera aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft used for detailed imaging of distant solar system bodies.
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C.
Mastcam
Mastcam is the main color imaging camera system on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, used to capture high-resolution photos and videos of the Martian surface for scientific analysis and mission navigation.
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D.
JunoCam
JunoCam is a visible-light camera aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft designed primarily for public outreach and imaging of Jupiter’s cloud tops and polar regions.
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E.
Europa Imaging System
The Europa Imaging System is a high-resolution camera suite on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft designed to capture detailed images of Jupiter’s moon Europa to study its surface geology and potential habitability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
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asteroid rendezvous mission ⓘ extended mission ⓘ |
| arrivalTarget | 99942 Apophis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataUse |
asteroid formation and evolution studies
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planetary defense research ⓘ |
| fullName | Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Apophis Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEvent | close observation of Apophis during 2029 Earth flyby ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2016-09-08 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 411 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingCenter | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionExtensionApproval | 2022 ⓘ |
| missionExtensionType | New Frontiers program mission extension ⓘ |
| missionHeritage | OSIRIS-REx Bennu sample return mission ⓘ |
| missionPhase | extended mission of OSIRIS-REx ⓘ |
| missionType | rendezvous and proximity operations ⓘ |
| observationMode | close flybys and possible surface-proximal maneuvers ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| parentAgency | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedArrivalRelativeToFlyby | shortly after Apophis 2029 Earth flyby ⓘ |
| preApophisTarget | asteroid Bennu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorMission | OSIRIS-REx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryScienceObjective | study asteroid Apophis during and after its 2029 Earth flyby ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | Dante Lauretta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | NASA New Frontiers Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reusesInstrument |
OCAMS camera suite
NERFINISHED
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OLA lidar NERFINISHED ⓘ OTES thermal emission spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ OVIRS spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ TAGSAM head as contact tool ⓘ |
| riskContext | study of potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis ⓘ |
| sampleReturnStatus | spacecraft continues after returning Bennu samples to Earth ⓘ |
| scienceGoal |
characterize Apophis surface geology
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constrain Apophis internal structure ⓘ improve understanding of potentially hazardous asteroids ⓘ investigate regolith movement on Apophis ⓘ map Apophis composition and mineralogy ⓘ measure Apophis mass and density ⓘ study tidal effects of Earth flyby on Apophis ⓘ |
| scienceTeamLeadInstitution | University of Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraft | OSIRIS-REx spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftManufacturer | Lockheed Martin Space NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target | 99942 Apophis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetDynamicalClass | Aten asteroid ⓘ |
| targetType | near-Earth asteroid ⓘ |
| trajectoryPhase | cruise from Earth vicinity to Apophis after sample return ⓘ |
| usesSpacecraftBus | Lockheed Martin-built OSIRIS-REx spacecraft bus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: OSIRIS-APEX Description of subject: OSIRIS-APEX is NASA’s extended mission that repurposes the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to study and closely observe the near-Earth asteroid Apophis during and after its 2029 Earth flyby.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
OSIRIS-REx
subject surface form:
OSIRIS-REx