Triple
T4012939
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vanguard program |
E90687
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Project Orbiter
Project Orbiter was an early U.S. Army–Navy proposal to launch the first American artificial satellite, whose cancellation led to the later Vanguard program.
|
E406322
|
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: Project Orbiter | Statement: [Vanguard program, predecessor, Project Orbiter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Project Orbiter Context triple: [Vanguard program, predecessor, Project Orbiter]
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A.
Project Daedalus
Project Daedalus was a 1970s British Interplanetary Society study that designed an unmanned, fusion-powered interstellar probe intended to reach nearby star systems within a human lifetime.
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B.
The Mars Project
The Mars Project is a seminal 1952 book by rocket engineer Wernher von Braun that outlines one of the earliest detailed technical plans for a human expedition to Mars.
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C.
Space Grant Consortium
The Space Grant Consortium is a NASA-funded national network of universities and institutions that supports education, research, and public outreach in space science and aerospace fields.
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D.
Orbit
Orbit is a publishing imprint best known for releasing science fiction and fantasy books.
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E.
Orbit
Orbit is the fuzzy green alien mascot of the Houston Astros, known for his playful antics and fan-friendly entertainment at the team’s baseball games.
- 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: Project Orbiter Triple: [Vanguard program, predecessor, Project Orbiter]
Generated description
Project Orbiter was an early U.S. Army–Navy proposal to launch the first American artificial satellite, whose cancellation led to the later Vanguard program.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Project Orbiter Target entity description: Project Orbiter was an early U.S. Army–Navy proposal to launch the first American artificial satellite, whose cancellation led to the later Vanguard program.
-
A.
Project Daedalus
Project Daedalus was a 1970s British Interplanetary Society study that designed an unmanned, fusion-powered interstellar probe intended to reach nearby star systems within a human lifetime.
-
B.
The Mars Project
The Mars Project is a seminal 1952 book by rocket engineer Wernher von Braun that outlines one of the earliest detailed technical plans for a human expedition to Mars.
-
C.
Space Grant Consortium
The Space Grant Consortium is a NASA-funded national network of universities and institutions that supports education, research, and public outreach in space science and aerospace fields.
-
D.
Orbit
Orbit is a publishing imprint best known for releasing science fiction and fantasy books.
-
E.
Orbit
Orbit is the fuzzy green alien mascot of the Houston Astros, known for his playful antics and fan-friendly entertainment at the team’s baseball games.
- 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.