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Ulysses (spacecraft): Mission, Instruments & Spacecraft

Ulysses (/juːˈlɪsiːz/ yoo-LISS-eez, UK also /ˈjuːlɪsiːz/ YOO-liss-eez) was a robotic space probe whose primary mission was to orbit the Sun and study it at all latitudes. It was launched in 1990 and made three "fast latitude scans" of the Sun in 1994/1995, 2000/2001, and 2007/2008. In addition, the probe studied several comets. Ulysses was a joint…

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Ulysses (spacecraft) topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission, Instruments and Spacecraft as prominent areas in the source structure around Ulysses (spacecraft). 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
100
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
107
Extracted relationships
25
Concept neighborhoods
33
Bridge connections
107

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission · 33 topics
Overview · 25 topics
Instruments · 19 topics
Spacecraft · 15 topics
Results · 8 topics
Fate · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aphelion altitude
5.40 AU
Closest approach
8 February 1992
Contractor
NASA
COSPAR ID
1990-090B
Deactivated
30 June 2009
Dimensions
3.2 m × 3.3 m × 2.1 m (10.5 ft × 10.8 ft × 6.9 ft)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Spacecraft

Instruments

Mission

Results

Fate

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Ulysses (spacecraft) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Ulysses (spacecraft) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Ulysses (spacecraft) → 5.40 AU Another extracted example is Ulysses (spacecraft) → 8 February 1992. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Ulysses (spacecraft)

Top relations

Aphelion altitude · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → 5.40 AU
Closest approach · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → 8 February 1992
Contractor · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → NASA
COSPAR ID · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → 1990-090B
Deactivated · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → 30 June 2009
Dimensions · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → 3.2 m × 3.3 m × 2.1 m (10.5 ft × 10.8 ft × 6.9 ft)
Disposal · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → Decommissioned
Distance · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → 440,439 km (6.3 Jupiter radii)
Inclination · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → 79.11°
Launch date · 1
Ulysses (spacecraft) → 6 October 1990, 11:47:16 UTC

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

spacecraft ulysses solar sun jupiter mission orbit probe launch esa nasa space would instruments instrument earth ecliptic antenna system hydrazine

Ulysses (spacecraft) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 25 structured relationships around Ulysses (spacecraft). Examples in this analysis include Ulysses (spacecraft) → Aphelion altitude → 5.40 AU and Ulysses (spacecraft) → Closest approach → 8 February 1992. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ulysses (spacecraft)Aphelion altitude5.40 AU1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Closest approach8 February 19921.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)ContractorNASA1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)COSPAR ID1990-090B1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Deactivated30 June 20091.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Dimensions3.2 m × 3.3 m × 2.1 m (10.5 ft × 10.8 ft × 6.9 ft)1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)DisposalDecommissioned1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Distance440,439 km (6.3 Jupiter radii)1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Inclination79.11°1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Launch date6 October 1990, 11:47:16 UTC1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Launch mass371 kg (818 lb)1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39B1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)ManufacturerAstrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen (formerly Dornier Systems)1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Mission duration18 years, 8 months, 24 days1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Mission typeHigh-inclination solar orbiter1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)NamesOdysseus1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)OperatorNASA / ESA1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Payload mass55 kg (121 lb)1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Perihelion altitude1.35 AU1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Period2,264.26 days (6.2 years)1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Power285 watts1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)Reference systemHeliocentric orbit1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)RocketSpace Shuttle Discovery (STS-41) with Inertial Upper Stage and PAM-S1.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)SATCAT no.208421.00infobox
Ulysses (spacecraft)WebsiteNASA Page ESA Page1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Ulysses (spacecraft) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Downlink, Earth and System. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • robotic space probe
    • Shuttle
    • System
    • Orbit
    • Discovery
    • Study
    • Mission
    • Esa
    • Nasa
    • Ulysses
    • Launch
    • Sun
    • Solar
  • european space agency
    • Shuttle
    • Orbit
    • Discovery
    • Mission
    • System
    • Esa
    • Nasa
    • Ulysses
    • Launch
    • Study
    • Wind
    • Downlink
  • national aeronautics and space administration
    • Shuttle
    • Orbit
    • Discovery
    • Mission
    • System
    • Esa
    • Nasa
    • Ulysses
    • Launch
    • Study
    • Wind
    • Downlink
  • jupiter
    • Sun
    • Orbit
    • Trajectory
    • Would
    • Mission
    • System
    • Ulysses
    • Nasa
    • Solar
    • Launch
    • Space
    • Spacecraft
  • space shuttle
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Discovery
    • Orbit
    • Mission
    • System
    • Esa
    • Nasa
    • Ulysses
    • Launch
    • Study
    • Wind
  • space shuttle challenger
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Discovery
    • Orbit
    • Mission
    • System
    • Esa
    • Nasa
    • Ulysses
    • Launch
    • Study
    • Wind
  • hohmann transfer orbit
    • Sun
    • Space
    • Around
    • Jupiter
    • Ulysses
    • Sun's
    • Ecliptic
    • Launch
    • Would
    • Discovery
    • Shuttle
    • Study
  • deep space network
    • Shuttle
    • Orbit
    • Discovery
    • Mission
    • System
    • Esa
    • Nasa
    • Ulysses
    • Launch
    • Study
    • Wind
    • Downlink

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Ulysses (spacecraft), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Ulysses (spacecraft) with Mission. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Ulysses (spacecraft)Mission · splits 74 ⟂ 34
Ulysses (spacecraft)Overview · splits 82 ⟂ 26
Ulysses (spacecraft)Instruments · splits 88 ⟂ 20
Ulysses (spacecraft)Spacecraft · splits 92 ⟂ 16
Ulysses (spacecraft)Results · splits 99 ⟂ 9

Map overview Semantic statistics

Ulysses (spacecraft)

Nodes108
Edges107
Triples25
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018519
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Ulysses (spacecraft) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission, Instruments & Spacecraft, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Ulysses (spacecraft) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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