Triple
T4012948
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vanguard program |
E90687
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstSuccessfulSatellite |
P53926
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Vanguard 1 |
E15283
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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 1 | Statement: [Vanguard program, firstSuccessfulSatellite, Vanguard 1]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vanguard 1 Context triple: [Vanguard program, firstSuccessfulSatellite, Vanguard 1]
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A.
Vanguard 1 satellite
chosen
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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B.
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 and marking the beginning of the space age.
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C.
Pioneer 1
Pioneer 1 was an early U.S. lunar probe launched in 1958 as part of NASA’s first series of deep-space exploration missions.
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D.
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first successful United States satellite, launched in 1958 and notable for discovering the Van Allen radiation belts.
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E.
Pioneer 0
Pioneer 0 was an early U.S. lunar probe attempt in 1958 that aimed to reach the Moon but failed to achieve orbit due to a launch vehicle malfunction.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: firstSuccessfulSatellite Context triple: [Vanguard program, firstSuccessfulSatellite, Vanguard 1]
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A.
firstSatellite
Indicates that one entity is the first satellite (in order of launch, discovery, or designation) associated with another entity.
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B.
firstSatelliteLaunchDate
Indicates the calendar date on which an entity’s first satellite was launched into space.
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C.
firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunch
Indicates that the event is the earliest instance in which a launch successfully placed a payload into a stable orbit around a celestial body.
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D.
firstOrbitalMission
Indicates that the subject entity carried out or was involved in the earliest orbital spaceflight mission associated with the object entity.
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E.
isFirstSpacecraftTo
Indicates that a spacecraft is the earliest or initial one to reach, visit, or achieve a specified destination or milestone.
- 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_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. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aef8fa6fec81909b1190ecbba61410 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:44 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69aefaea76c48190add2e7cee180e8b1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m.