Triple

T4012942
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Vanguard program E90687 entity
Predicate rocketUsed P43138 FINISHED
Object Vanguard rocket
The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
E406323 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: Vanguard rocket | Statement: [Vanguard program, rocketUsed, Vanguard rocket]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vanguard rocket
Context triple: [Vanguard program, rocketUsed, Vanguard rocket]
  • A. Zenit rocket
    The Zenit rocket is a family of Ukrainian-designed, medium-lift launch vehicles originally developed in the Soviet era and used for both government and commercial satellite launches.
  • B. Epsilon launch vehicle
    The Epsilon launch vehicle is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed for cost-effective, small satellite launches into orbit.
  • C. Antares launch vehicle
    The Antares launch vehicle is a medium-lift rocket primarily used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
  • D. Proton rocket
    The Proton rocket is a heavy-lift Russian expendable launch vehicle widely used to place large payloads, including space station modules and communications satellites, into orbit.
  • E. R-1 rocket
    The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
  • 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: Vanguard rocket
Triple: [Vanguard program, rocketUsed, Vanguard rocket]
Generated description
The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vanguard rocket
Target entity description: The Vanguard rocket was an early American expendable launch vehicle developed in the 1950s to place the first U.S. satellites into orbit during the early years of the Space Race.
  • A. Zenit rocket
    The Zenit rocket is a family of Ukrainian-designed, medium-lift launch vehicles originally developed in the Soviet era and used for both government and commercial satellite launches.
  • B. Epsilon launch vehicle
    The Epsilon launch vehicle is a Japanese solid-fuel rocket designed for cost-effective, small satellite launches into orbit.
  • C. Antares launch vehicle
    The Antares launch vehicle is a medium-lift rocket primarily used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program.
  • D. Proton rocket
    The Proton rocket is a heavy-lift Russian expendable launch vehicle widely used to place large payloads, including space station modules and communications satellites, into orbit.
  • E. R-1 rocket
    The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: rocketUsed
Context triple: [Vanguard program, rocketUsed, Vanguard rocket]
  • A. usedRocket chosen
    Indicates that an entity employed a particular rocket as a tool, vehicle, or means to carry out an action or mission.
  • B. rocketArmament
    Indicates that an entity is equipped with or carries rocket-based weaponry as part of its armament.
  • C. usesPropellantType
    Indicates that one entity operates or functions using a specific type of propellant as its fuel or reaction mass.
  • D. solidRocketBoosters
    Indicates that an entity is equipped with or uses solid rocket boosters as part of its propulsion system.
  • E. propellantCombination
    Indicates a specific pairing of propellant components that are used together in a propulsion or combustion system.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69aefaec08dc8190a341809059554f84 completed March 9, 2026, 4:53 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
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aef8fa6fec81909b1190ecbba61410 completed March 9, 2026, 4:44 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m.