Triple

T2053992
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-41-G E45631 entity
Predicate carriedPayload P5941 FINISHED
Object Shuttle Imaging Radar-B
Shuttle Imaging Radar-B was a spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument flown on the Space Shuttle to study Earth's surface and environmental features through all-weather, day-and-night imaging.
 E230069 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Shuttle Imaging Radar-B | Statement: [STS-41-G, carriedPayload, Shuttle Imaging Radar-B]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shuttle Imaging Radar-B
Context triple: [STS-41-G, carriedPayload, Shuttle Imaging Radar-B]
  • A. Terra satellite
    Terra is a flagship NASA Earth observation satellite that carries multiple instruments to monitor the planet’s climate, land, oceans, and atmosphere from polar orbit.
  • B. RADARSAT-2
    RADARSAT-2 is a Canadian Earth observation satellite equipped with advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology used for environmental monitoring, resource management, and surveillance.
  • C. Cross-track Infrared Sounder
    The Cross-track Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution infrared spectrometer used on U.S. weather satellites to measure atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles for improved weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
  • D. ALOS Earth observation satellites
    ALOS Earth observation satellites are Japanese remote-sensing spacecraft designed to collect high-resolution imagery and data for mapping, disaster monitoring, and environmental observation.
  • E. Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
    The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a key Earth-observing sensor that collects high-resolution visible and infrared imagery for weather, climate, ocean, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Shuttle Imaging Radar-B
Triple: [STS-41-G, carriedPayload, Shuttle Imaging Radar-B]
Generated description
Shuttle Imaging Radar-B was a spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument flown on the Space Shuttle to study Earth's surface and environmental features through all-weather, day-and-night imaging.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shuttle Imaging Radar-B
Target entity description: Shuttle Imaging Radar-B was a spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument flown on the Space Shuttle to study Earth's surface and environmental features through all-weather, day-and-night imaging.
  • A. Terra satellite
    Terra is a flagship NASA Earth observation satellite that carries multiple instruments to monitor the planet’s climate, land, oceans, and atmosphere from polar orbit.
  • B. RADARSAT-2
    RADARSAT-2 is a Canadian Earth observation satellite equipped with advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology used for environmental monitoring, resource management, and surveillance.
  • C. Cross-track Infrared Sounder
    The Cross-track Infrared Sounder is a high-resolution infrared spectrometer used on U.S. weather satellites to measure atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles for improved weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
  • D. ALOS Earth observation satellites
    ALOS Earth observation satellites are Japanese remote-sensing spacecraft designed to collect high-resolution imagery and data for mapping, disaster monitoring, and environmental observation.
  • E. Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
    The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is a key Earth-observing sensor that collects high-resolution visible and infrared imagery for weather, climate, ocean, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a8891a19508190a12ef1e192308dcb completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb9a8518081909ba95a8ef9321f12 completed March 7, 2026, 5:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae200c10848190b557332d39f1854d completed March 9, 2026, 1:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae20a6ce14819098007416d6377f2e completed March 9, 2026, 1:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae2130ba448190b91f590a348ebf88 completed March 9, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:39 p.m.