Triple

T10451132
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Iridium satellite system E246425 entity
Predicate formerOperator P179 FINISHED
Object Iridium LLC
Iridium LLC was the original company that developed and operated the first global Iridium satellite phone network before its bankruptcy and subsequent reorganization.
E866100 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: Iridium LLC | Statement: [Iridium satellite system, formerOperator, Iridium LLC]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iridium LLC
Context triple: [Iridium satellite system, formerOperator, Iridium LLC]
  • A. Sierra Nevada Corporation
    Sierra Nevada Corporation is a U.S. aerospace and defense contractor known for developing advanced space systems, including the Dream Chaser spaceplane, and providing technology solutions to government and commercial customers.
  • B. Iridium satellite system
    The Iridium satellite system is a global network of low Earth orbit communication satellites that provides worldwide voice and data coverage, including for remote sensing platforms like Argo floats.
  • C. Onex Corporation
    Onex Corporation is a Canadian investment management firm and private equity company known for acquiring and managing businesses across various industries.
  • D. Northrop Grumman Space Technology
    Northrop Grumman Space Technology was a major aerospace and defense division of Northrop Grumman specializing in space systems, satellites, and related technologies.
  • E. Astra Space
    Astra Space is an American aerospace company focused on developing small, cost-effective launch vehicles to provide frequent, flexible access to low Earth orbit for small 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: Iridium LLC
Triple: [Iridium satellite system, formerOperator, Iridium LLC]
Generated description
Iridium LLC was the original company that developed and operated the first global Iridium satellite phone network before its bankruptcy and subsequent reorganization.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iridium LLC
Target entity description: Iridium LLC was the original company that developed and operated the first global Iridium satellite phone network before its bankruptcy and subsequent reorganization.
  • A. Sierra Nevada Corporation
    Sierra Nevada Corporation is a U.S. aerospace and defense contractor known for developing advanced space systems, including the Dream Chaser spaceplane, and providing technology solutions to government and commercial customers.
  • B. Iridium satellite system
    The Iridium satellite system is a global network of low Earth orbit communication satellites that provides worldwide voice and data coverage, including for remote sensing platforms like Argo floats.
  • C. Onex Corporation
    Onex Corporation is a Canadian investment management firm and private equity company known for acquiring and managing businesses across various industries.
  • D. Northrop Grumman Space Technology
    Northrop Grumman Space Technology was a major aerospace and defense division of Northrop Grumman specializing in space systems, satellites, and related technologies.
  • E. Astra Space
    Astra Space is an American aerospace company focused on developing small, cost-effective launch vehicles to provide frequent, flexible access to low Earth orbit for small 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_69d381c04fe08190957c26c526a3b05a completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d4fe0a6a548190a54212912f618e4e completed April 7, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d89fb27f5081909e78bd8029e65948 completed April 10, 2026, 6:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d8a43ae8a48190b1c05b6a91dfed9a completed April 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d8b8fe1b9c8190b5a4787797ad7120 completed April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:17 p.m.