Triple

T23524440

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Titan 34D	`E574593`	entity
Predicate	usedToLaunch	`P69408`	FINISHED
Object	Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites are U.S. military reconnaissance spacecraft designed to detect, locate, and track naval vessels and other maritime activity from orbit.	`E1590378`	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: Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites | Statement: [Titan 34D, usedToLaunch, Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites
Context triple: [Titan 34D, usedToLaunch, Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites]

A. Sentinel satellites
Sentinel satellites are a series of Earth observation spacecraft developed for the European Union’s Copernicus Programme to provide continuous, high-resolution environmental and climate monitoring data.
B. Yaogan reconnaissance satellites
Yaogan reconnaissance satellites are a series of Chinese military and intelligence-gathering spacecraft used for activities such as optical imaging, radar surveillance, and electronic intelligence collection in orbit.
C. Defense Support Program satellites
Defense Support Program satellites are U.S. military early-warning spacecraft designed to detect missile launches and nuclear detonations using infrared sensors from geosynchronous orbit.
D. Space-Based Infrared System
The Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) is a U.S. military satellite constellation designed to provide global missile launch detection, missile defense support, and strategic infrared surveillance.
E. Milstar communications satellites
Milstar communications satellites are a constellation of secure, jam-resistant U.S. military spacecraft designed to provide survivable, global, low-data-rate communications for strategic and tactical forces.
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: Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites
Triple: [Titan 34D, usedToLaunch, Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites]

Generated description

Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites are U.S. military reconnaissance spacecraft designed to detect, locate, and track naval vessels and other maritime activity from orbit.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites
Target entity description: Naval Ocean Surveillance System satellites are U.S. military reconnaissance spacecraft designed to detect, locate, and track naval vessels and other maritime activity from orbit.

A. Sentinel satellites
Sentinel satellites are a series of Earth observation spacecraft developed for the European Union’s Copernicus Programme to provide continuous, high-resolution environmental and climate monitoring data.
B. Yaogan reconnaissance satellites
Yaogan reconnaissance satellites are a series of Chinese military and intelligence-gathering spacecraft used for activities such as optical imaging, radar surveillance, and electronic intelligence collection in orbit.
C. Defense Support Program satellites
Defense Support Program satellites are U.S. military early-warning spacecraft designed to detect missile launches and nuclear detonations using infrared sensors from geosynchronous orbit.
D. Space-Based Infrared System
The Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) is a U.S. military satellite constellation designed to provide global missile launch detection, missile defense support, and strategic infrared surveillance.
E. Milstar communications satellites
Milstar communications satellites are a constellation of secure, jam-resistant U.S. military spacecraft designed to provide survivable, global, low-data-rate communications for strategic and tactical forces.
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_69e245bb3dcc8190ba9a2b35972b58d0`	completed	April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69f1ac72bfb88190b7da3837e66e851c`	completed	April 29, 2026, 7 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0cdf5013b88190a1ff302a259fc707`	completed	May 19, 2026, 10:08 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0ce0ed1cb881909a1ce386d406b824`	completed	May 19, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a0ce1a37b288190b4e9775e8be23ea9`	completed	May 19, 2026, 10:18 p.m.

Created at: April 17, 2026, 6:09 p.m.