Triple
T14149593
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Earth’s outer radiation belt |
E350639
|
entity |
| Predicate | isDetectedBy |
P7243
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Explorer 4 spacecraft
Explorer 4 was a 1958 NASA satellite that conducted pioneering studies of Earth’s radiation environment, including detailed measurements of the Van Allen belts.
|
E1081748
|
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: Explorer 4 spacecraft | Statement: [Earth’s outer radiation belt, isDetectedBy, Explorer 4 spacecraft]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Explorer 4 spacecraft Context triple: [Earth’s outer radiation belt, isDetectedBy, Explorer 4 spacecraft]
-
A.
Explorer 12
Explorer 12 was an early 1961 NASA scientific satellite that studied Earth’s radiation belts and interplanetary space as part of the Explorer program.
-
B.
Explorer 6
Explorer 6 was an early NASA Earth-orbiting satellite launched in 1959 that returned some of the first images of Earth from space and studied the planet’s radiation environment.
-
C.
Explorer 10
Explorer 10 was an early NASA scientific satellite launched in 1961 to study Earth’s magnetic field and the solar wind in near-Earth space.
-
D.
Magellan spacecraft
The Magellan spacecraft was a NASA robotic probe launched in 1989 that used radar mapping to produce the first detailed global images of the surface of Venus.
-
E.
Ulysses spacecraft
The Ulysses spacecraft was a joint ESA–NASA mission launched in 1990 to study the Sun’s polar regions and the heliosphere from a unique high-inclination orbit.
- 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: Explorer 4 spacecraft Triple: [Earth’s outer radiation belt, isDetectedBy, Explorer 4 spacecraft]
Generated description
Explorer 4 was a 1958 NASA satellite that conducted pioneering studies of Earth’s radiation environment, including detailed measurements of the Van Allen belts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Explorer 4 spacecraft Target entity description: Explorer 4 was a 1958 NASA satellite that conducted pioneering studies of Earth’s radiation environment, including detailed measurements of the Van Allen belts.
-
A.
Explorer 12
Explorer 12 was an early 1961 NASA scientific satellite that studied Earth’s radiation belts and interplanetary space as part of the Explorer program.
-
B.
Explorer 6
Explorer 6 was an early NASA Earth-orbiting satellite launched in 1959 that returned some of the first images of Earth from space and studied the planet’s radiation environment.
-
C.
Explorer 10
Explorer 10 was an early NASA scientific satellite launched in 1961 to study Earth’s magnetic field and the solar wind in near-Earth space.
-
D.
Magellan spacecraft
The Magellan spacecraft was a NASA robotic probe launched in 1989 that used radar mapping to produce the first detailed global images of the surface of Venus.
-
E.
Ulysses spacecraft
The Ulysses spacecraft was a joint ESA–NASA mission launched in 1990 to study the Sun’s polar regions and the heliosphere from a unique high-inclination orbit.
- 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_69d827865f608190b311820428ae027b |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de61237ef481909374c1f68a2370b7 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fcdf205c788190920b5055f9fe63a8 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 6:51 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fce266b2a08190998f04913064e43f |
completed | May 7, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fce2cd8cb481908e3e5a421e732948 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 7:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:55 a.m.