Triple

T1583770
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-41B E34024 entity
Predicate deployedSatellite P32888 FINISHED
Object Westar 6
Westar 6 was an American commercial communications satellite that infamously ended up in an unusable orbit after a launch failure and was later retrieved and returned to Earth by a Space Shuttle mission.
E179326 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Westar 6 | Statement: [STS-41B, deployedSatellite, Westar 6]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westar 6
Context triple: [STS-41B, deployedSatellite, Westar 6]
  • A. Turbostar
    Turbostar is a family of modern British diesel multiple-unit trains widely used for regional and commuter services across the UK rail network.
  • B. Winchester Star
    The Winchester Star is a longstanding local newspaper based in Winchester, Virginia, known for covering regional news and community affairs.
  • C. Westy
    Westy was the widely used nickname of General William Westmoreland, the U.S. Army officer who commanded American forces during the Vietnam War.
  • D. Hoyte
    Hoyte is the first name of Hoyte van Hoytema, a renowned Dutch-Swedish cinematographer known for his work on major films such as "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk."
  • E. Elster
    Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
  • 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: Westar 6
Triple: [STS-41B, deployedSatellite, Westar 6]
Generated description
Westar 6 was an American commercial communications satellite that infamously ended up in an unusable orbit after a launch failure and was later retrieved and returned to Earth by a Space Shuttle mission.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westar 6
Target entity description: Westar 6 was an American commercial communications satellite that infamously ended up in an unusable orbit after a launch failure and was later retrieved and returned to Earth by a Space Shuttle mission.
  • A. Turbostar
    Turbostar is a family of modern British diesel multiple-unit trains widely used for regional and commuter services across the UK rail network.
  • B. Winchester Star
    The Winchester Star is a longstanding local newspaper based in Winchester, Virginia, known for covering regional news and community affairs.
  • C. Westy
    Westy was the widely used nickname of General William Westmoreland, the U.S. Army officer who commanded American forces during the Vietnam War.
  • D. Hoyte
    Hoyte is the first name of Hoyte van Hoytema, a renowned Dutch-Swedish cinematographer known for his work on major films such as "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk."
  • E. Elster
    Elster is a river in central Europe, primarily flowing through the German state of Saxony and its surrounding regions.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: deployedSatellite
Context triple: [STS-41B, deployedSatellite, Westar 6]
  • A. typeOfSatelliteOperated
    Indicates that one entity operates or manages a satellite of a specified type or category in relation to another entity.
  • B. satelliteService
    Indicates a relationship where one entity provides or supports satellite-based services or operations for another entity.
  • C. satelliteLocation
    Indicates that one entity is located in orbit around or positioned relative to another celestial body or reference point, as a satellite.
  • D. orbiterDesignation
    Indicates that one entity is designated as an orbiter (spacecraft or object in orbit) associated with another entity.
  • E. spacecraft
    Indicates that an entity is a vehicle or object designed to travel or operate in outer space.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a885fceb2c8190b47e0f7c0aefbff0 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abacfb1144819080c5687175aba1e1 completed March 7, 2026, 4:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad4035dd7c8190817301c0a2b0b938 completed March 8, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad411829fc81909f9dc88b3d55d431 completed March 8, 2026, 9:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad417fa778819092ebabad8bdcddd3 completed March 8, 2026, 9:29 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aa61b0f5bc8190b1dc272990a59c13 completed March 6, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69abacf991148190b20521c063f93bfd completed March 7, 2026, 4:43 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.