Voyager 1
E4038
Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe launched in 1977 that became the most distant human-made object in space, conducting historic flybys of Jupiter and Saturn and now exploring interstellar space.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voyager 1 canonical | 39 |
| Voyager 1 spacecraft | 2 |
| Voyager 1 spacecraft payload | 1 |
| Voyager Jupiter encounter | 1 |
| Voyager program spacecraft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T56388 — 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: Voyager 1 Context triple: [Voyager Golden Record project, carriedBy, Voyager 1]
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A.
Voyager Golden Record project
The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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B.
Pioneer plaque project
The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
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C.
Armstrong
Armstrong is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as science, exploration, music, and sports.
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D.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
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E.
NASA
NASA is the United States government agency responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research.
- 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: Voyager 1 Target entity description: Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe launched in 1977 that became the most distant human-made object in space, conducting historic flybys of Jupiter and Saturn and now exploring interstellar space.
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A.
Voyager Golden Record project
The Voyager Golden Record project was a NASA-led initiative to create and launch a phonograph record aboard the Voyager spacecraft containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter it.
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B.
Pioneer plaque project
The Pioneer plaque project was a scientific and artistic initiative to create and place engraved messages aboard the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft, intended as a symbolic introduction of humanity to any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter them.
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C.
Voyager KC2
Voyager KC2 is an Airbus A330-based multi-role tanker transport aircraft used by the Royal Air Force for air-to-air refuelling and strategic airlift operations.
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D.
Armstrong
Armstrong is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as science, exploration, music, and sports.
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E.
Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft
ⓘ
space probe ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | three-axis stabilized ⓘ |
| carries |
Voyager Golden Record project
ⓘ
surface form:
Voyager Golden Record
|
| closestApproachToJupiterDate | 1979-03-05 ⓘ |
| closestApproachToSaturnDate | 1980-11-12 ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
S-band
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ |
| communicationNetwork | Deep Space Network ⓘ |
| communicationSystem | high-gain antenna ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentMissionPhase | interstellar mission ⓘ |
| dataReturned |
images of outer planets and moons
ⓘ
measurements of heliosphere boundary ⓘ measurements of interstellar plasma ⓘ |
| designLifetime | 5 years ⓘ |
| enteredInterstellarSpaceDate | 2012-08-25 ⓘ |
| exceededDesignLifetime | true ⓘ |
| expectedEndOfScienceOperations | in the 2030s ⓘ |
| flyby |
Jupiter
ⓘ
Saturn ⓘ |
| GoldenRecordContent |
greetings in multiple languages
ⓘ
images depicting life on Earth ⓘ music from various cultures ⓘ sounds of Earth ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
cosmic ray subsystem
ⓘ
imaging science system ⓘ infrared interferometer spectrometer ⓘ low-energy charged particle instrument ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ photopolarimeter ⓘ plasma spectrometer ⓘ plasma wave subsystem ⓘ ultraviolet spectrometer ⓘ |
| hasOnboardComputer |
attitude and articulation control subsystem computer
ⓘ
command computer subsystem ⓘ flight data subsystem ⓘ |
| isFirstSpacecraftTo |
cross the heliopause
ⓘ
enter interstellar space ⓘ |
| isMostDistantHumanMadeObject | true ⓘ |
| launchComplex |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
surface form:
Launch Complex 41
|
| launchDate | 1977-09-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
|
| launchVehicle |
Atlas-Centaur
ⓘ
surface form:
Centaur upper stage
Titan IIIE ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | about 825.5 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionExtension |
Voyager program
ⓘ
surface form:
Voyager Interstellar Mission
|
| missionObjective |
characterize the heliosphere boundary
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measure properties of interstellar medium ⓘ study Jupiter's atmosphere and magnetosphere ⓘ study Saturn's atmosphere and magnetosphere ⓘ study moons of Jupiter ⓘ study moons of Saturn ⓘ |
| missionType |
interstellar mission
ⓘ
planetary exploration ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery |
detailed images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
ⓘ
detailed images of Titan's atmosphere ⓘ detailed structure of Saturn's rings ⓘ discovery of active volcanism on Io ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| powerDecline | gradual due to RTG decay ⓘ |
| powerSource |
RTG
ⓘ
radioisotope thermoelectric generator ⓘ |
| primaryDestination |
Jupiter
ⓘ
Saturn ⓘ |
| program | Voyager program ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| velocityRelativeToSun | about 17 kilometers per second ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Voyager 1 Description of subject: Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe launched in 1977 that became the most distant human-made object in space, conducting historic flybys of Jupiter and Saturn and now exploring interstellar space.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Voyager program spacecraft
subject surface form:
Imaging Science System
this entity surface form:
Voyager 1 spacecraft payload
subject surface form:
Imaging Science System
subject surface form:
Imaging Science System
this entity surface form:
Voyager Jupiter encounter
this entity surface form:
Voyager 1 spacecraft