Triple
T16949752
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vanguard |
E411150
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedToLaunch |
P69408
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Vanguard 3 satellite |
E409859
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 3 satellite | Statement: [Vanguard, usedToLaunch, Vanguard 3 satellite]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vanguard 3 satellite Context triple: [Vanguard, usedToLaunch, Vanguard 3 satellite]
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A.
Vanguard 3
chosen
Vanguard 3 was an early American scientific satellite launched in 1959 to study Earth's magnetic field, radiation environment, and upper atmosphere as part of the Vanguard program.
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B.
Vanguard 1 satellite
Vanguard 1 satellite is an early American artificial Earth satellite launched in 1958 that became the fourth human-made object in space and the oldest still in orbit, used primarily for geophysical and atmospheric research.
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C.
Telstar 3C communications satellite
Telstar 3C was a commercial communications satellite launched in 1984 to provide telecommunications services, including television and data transmission, primarily over North America.
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D.
Vanguard TV-1
Vanguard TV-1 was an early American test vehicle in the Vanguard rocket program, used to develop and validate technologies for the first U.S. orbital launch attempts during the late 1950s space race.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d886c9c9d481909afe222093641cae |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3cfb570b08190ae3385b0cad32668 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01232d6360819080ac00b8e56f098d |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:31 a.m.