Mercury Transfer Module
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The Mercury Transfer Module is the propulsion and support unit of the BepiColombo mission that carries and guides its orbiters on the long journey from Earth to Mercury.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercury Transfer Module canonical | 6 |
| Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3055061 — 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.
Target entity: Mercury Transfer Module Context triple: [BepiColombo, spacecraftComponent, Mercury Transfer Module]
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A.
Orbital Maneuvering System
The Orbital Maneuvering System was the Space Shuttle’s pair of rear-mounted rocket engines used for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
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B.
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module was the two-stage spacecraft used by NASA during the Apollo missions to land astronauts on the Moon and return them to lunar orbit.
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C.
S-IVB
The S-IVB was the single-engine upper stage of NASA’s Saturn launch vehicles, used to place Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and send them toward the Moon.
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D.
Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module
The Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module was a specially designed adapter spacecraft that enabled the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz vehicles to physically connect and support joint operations during the first international crewed space mission.
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E.
S-IV
S-IV was the liquid-fueled second stage of the early Saturn I launch vehicle, powered by a cluster of RL10 engines and used in NASA’s Apollo-era test flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mercury Transfer Module Target entity description: The Mercury Transfer Module is the propulsion and support unit of the BepiColombo mission that carries and guides its orbiters on the long journey from Earth to Mercury.
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A.
Orbital Maneuvering System
The Orbital Maneuvering System was the Space Shuttle’s pair of rear-mounted rocket engines used for orbital insertion, adjustment, and deorbit burns.
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B.
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module was the two-stage spacecraft used by NASA during the Apollo missions to land astronauts on the Moon and return them to lunar orbit.
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C.
S-IVB
The S-IVB was the single-engine upper stage of NASA’s Saturn launch vehicles, used to place Apollo spacecraft into Earth orbit and send them toward the Moon.
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D.
Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module
The Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module was a specially designed adapter spacecraft that enabled the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz vehicles to physically connect and support joint operations during the first international crewed space mission.
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E.
S-IV
S-IV was the liquid-fueled second stage of the early Saturn I launch vehicle, powered by a cluster of RL10 engines and used in NASA’s Apollo-era test flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spacecraft module
ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion module ⓘ |
| agency | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MTM ⓘ |
| attachedTo |
Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter during cruise
ⓘ
Mercury Planetary Orbiter during cruise ⓘ |
| carries |
Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter
ⓘ
Mercury Planetary Orbiter ⓘ Sunshield and Interface Structure ⓘ |
| cooperatingAgency | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Europe ⓘ |
| designedForLifetime | interplanetary cruise duration ⓘ |
| destination | Mercury ⓘ |
| developedFor |
BepiColombo mission
ⓘ
surface form:
ESA BepiColombo mission
|
| launchCountry | France ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2018-10-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Guiana Space Centre ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
EADS
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surface form:
Airbus Defence and Space
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| mission |
BepiColombo mission
ⓘ
surface form:
BepiColombo mission to Mercury
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| missionPhase | cruise phase to Mercury ⓘ |
| missionTarget | study of Mercury by carried orbiters ⓘ |
| missionType | planetary exploration support module ⓘ |
| operator |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ⓘ
surface form:
JAXA
|
| partOf |
BepiColombo mission
ⓘ
surface form:
BepiColombo
|
| performsGravityAssistAt |
Earth
ⓘ
Mercury ⓘ Venus ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar arrays ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
interplanetary transfer
ⓘ
power supply ⓘ propulsion ⓘ thermal control ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | ion thruster system ⓘ |
| propulsionType | solar electric propulsion ⓘ |
| providesThermalProtectionFor |
Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter
ⓘ
Mercury Planetary Orbiter ⓘ |
| separationEvent | separates from orbiters before Mercury orbit insertion ⓘ |
| spacecraftBusType | custom ESA deep-space transfer module ⓘ |
| status | in flight ⓘ |
| supports |
attitude control
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communications relay ⓘ spacecraft navigation ⓘ |
| targetBody | planet Mercury ⓘ |
| trajectoryType | gravity-assist trajectory ⓘ |
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Subject: Mercury Transfer Module Description of subject: The Mercury Transfer Module is the propulsion and support unit of the BepiColombo mission that carries and guides its orbiters on the long journey from Earth to Mercury.
Referenced by (7)
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