Venus Express
E92493
Venus Express was a European Space Agency spacecraft that orbited Venus to study its atmosphere, climate, and surface characteristics from 2006 to 2014.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venus Express canonical | 13 |
| Venus Express mission | 5 |
| Venus Express orbiter | 3 |
| Venus Radio Science experiment | 2 |
| ESA Venus Express mission | 1 |
| ESA Venus program | 1 |
| Venus Express magnetometer boom | 1 |
| Venus Express spacecraft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T727648 — 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: Venus Express Context triple: [European Space Agency, mission, Venus Express]
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A.
Mars Express
Mars Express is a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2003 to study Mars’ atmosphere, surface, and subsurface from orbit.
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B.
Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens was a joint NASA/ESA/ASI mission consisting of an orbiter and a lander that studied Saturn and its moons in unprecedented detail, including landing on Titan.
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C.
Galileo spacecraft
The Galileo spacecraft was a NASA robotic probe launched in 1989 to study the planet Jupiter and its moons, providing groundbreaking data on the Jovian system.
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D.
Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is a NASA space probe launched in 1977 that conducted historic flybys of all four outer giant planets and is now traveling through interstellar space.
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E.
ExoMars programme
The ExoMars programme is a joint European-led Mars exploration initiative focused on searching for signs of past or present life and demonstrating key technologies for future missions to the Red Planet.
- 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: Venus Express Target entity description: Venus Express was a European Space Agency spacecraft that orbited Venus to study its atmosphere, climate, and surface characteristics from 2006 to 2014.
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A.
Mars Express
Mars Express is a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2003 to study Mars’ atmosphere, surface, and subsurface from orbit.
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B.
Cassini–Huygens
Cassini–Huygens was a joint NASA/ESA/ASI mission consisting of an orbiter and a lander that studied Saturn and its moons in unprecedented detail, including landing on Titan.
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C.
Galileo spacecraft
The Galileo spacecraft was a NASA robotic probe launched in 1989 to study the planet Jupiter and its moons, providing groundbreaking data on the Jovian system.
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D.
Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is a NASA space probe launched in 1977 that conducted historic flybys of all four outer giant planets and is now traveling through interstellar space.
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E.
ExoMars programme
The ExoMars programme is a joint European-led Mars exploration initiative focused on searching for signs of past or present life and demonstrating key technologies for future missions to the Red Planet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venus orbiter
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interplanetary probe ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VEX ⓘ |
| apoapsisAltitude | approximately 66000 km above Venus ⓘ |
| arrivalAtVenusDate | 2006-04-11 ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | three-axis stabilized ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
S-band
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Europe ⓘ |
| discoveredPhenomenon |
detailed structure of Venus polar vortices
ⓘ
double atmospheric vortex at Venus south pole ⓘ evidence for recent volcanic activity on Venus ⓘ evidence of lightning in Venus atmosphere ⓘ |
| dryMass | 700 kg ⓘ |
| endOfExtendedMission | 2014-12-16 ⓘ |
| endOfNominalMission | 2007-09-08 ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| inclination | about 90 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
ASPERA-4
ⓘ
MAG ⓘ PFS ⓘ SPICAV ⓘ VIRTIS ⓘ VMC ⓘ VeRa ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2005-11-09 ⓘ |
| launchMass | 1244 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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surface form:
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31/6
|
| launchVehicle |
Soyuz-Fregat
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surface form:
Soyuz-FG/Fregat
|
| manufacturer |
Airbus
ⓘ
surface form:
EADS Astrium
|
| missionEnd | 2014-12-16 ⓘ |
| missionType |
atmospheric research mission
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planetary science mission ⓘ remote sensing mission ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 24 hours ⓘ |
| orbitInsertionDate | 2006-04-11 ⓘ |
| orbitType | polar orbit ⓘ |
| periapsisAltitude | approximately 250 km above Venus ⓘ |
| power | 1100 W ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
study Venus atmosphere
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study Venus climate ⓘ study Venus plasma environment ⓘ study Venus surface characteristics by remote sensing ⓘ |
| program |
Venus Express
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ESA Venus program
|
| propulsionType | bipropellant chemical propulsion ⓘ |
| relatedMission |
Mars Express
ⓘ
Rosetta mission ⓘ
surface form:
Rosetta
|
| scienceOperationsStart | 2006-06-04 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
European Space Agency
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surface form:
ESA
|
| spacecraftBus | Mars Express bus ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| studiedProcess |
atmospheric super-rotation of Venus
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escape of atmospheric particles from Venus ⓘ |
| target | Venus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Venus Express Description of subject: Venus Express was a European Space Agency spacecraft that orbited Venus to study its atmosphere, climate, and surface characteristics from 2006 to 2014.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ESA Venus program
this entity surface form:
ESA Venus Express mission
this entity surface form:
Venus Express magnetometer boom
this entity surface form:
Venus Radio Science experiment
this entity surface form:
Venus Express spacecraft
this entity surface form:
Venus Express mission