Triple
T4012911
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Explorer 1 |
E90686
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vanguard TV3
Vanguard TV3 was an early U.S. satellite launch attempt in 1957 that failed to reach orbit, becoming a notable setback in the opening phase of the Space Race.
|
E406320
|
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: Vanguard TV3 | Statement: [Explorer 1, precededBy, Vanguard TV3]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vanguard TV3 Context triple: [Explorer 1, precededBy, Vanguard TV3]
-
A.
Vanguard TV-4
Vanguard TV-4 was the American Vanguard rocket that successfully launched Vanguard 1, one of the earliest artificial Earth satellites, during the early space race.
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B.
Cygnus spacecraft
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed commercial cargo vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman to deliver supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station.
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C.
HTV spacecraft
The HTV spacecraft, also known as Kounotori, is a Japanese uncrewed cargo vehicle designed to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
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D.
Orbital Test Vehicle
The Orbital Test Vehicle is an unmanned, reusable spaceplane developed for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force to conduct long-duration, classified orbital missions and technology demonstrations.
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E.
Mercury spacecraft
The Mercury spacecraft was NASA’s first crewed space vehicle, designed in the early 1960s to carry a single astronaut into Earth orbit and safely return them, paving the way for later Gemini and Apollo missions.
- 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: Vanguard TV3 Triple: [Explorer 1, precededBy, Vanguard TV3]
Generated description
Vanguard TV3 was an early U.S. satellite launch attempt in 1957 that failed to reach orbit, becoming a notable setback in the opening phase of the Space Race.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vanguard TV3 Target entity description: Vanguard TV3 was an early U.S. satellite launch attempt in 1957 that failed to reach orbit, becoming a notable setback in the opening phase of the Space Race.
-
A.
Vanguard TV-4
Vanguard TV-4 was the American Vanguard rocket that successfully launched Vanguard 1, one of the earliest artificial Earth satellites, during the early space race.
-
B.
Cygnus spacecraft
The Cygnus spacecraft is an uncrewed commercial cargo vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman to deliver supplies and scientific equipment to the International Space Station.
-
C.
HTV spacecraft
The HTV spacecraft, also known as Kounotori, is a Japanese uncrewed cargo vehicle designed to deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
-
D.
Orbital Test Vehicle
The Orbital Test Vehicle is an unmanned, reusable spaceplane developed for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force to conduct long-duration, classified orbital missions and technology demonstrations.
-
E.
Mercury spacecraft
The Mercury spacecraft was NASA’s first crewed space vehicle, designed in the early 1960s to carry a single astronaut into Earth orbit and safely return them, paving the way for later Gemini and Apollo missions.
- 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_69aed95e44088190aff7d90a151b1b20 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefa893ce08190b8fe49a11123738d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c70eb7c8190bc5c4086b756c9c4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54d1898d48190b717a17ad366918d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b54ded2e6c8190a6dc9ce2f5d474b8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, noon |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m.