Triple
T4080319
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vanguard TV-4 |
E87461
|
entity |
| Predicate | launchVehicleFor |
P4020
|
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 TV-4, launchVehicleFor, Vanguard 1]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vanguard 1 Context triple: [Vanguard TV-4, launchVehicleFor, 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.
Vanguard 3
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first successful United States satellite, launched in 1958 and notable for discovering the Van Allen radiation belts.
- 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: launchVehicleFor Context triple: [Vanguard TV-4, launchVehicleFor, Vanguard 1]
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A.
launchVehicle
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the rocket or carrier used to launch another entity (such as a payload, spacecraft, or mission) into space or a target trajectory.
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B.
launchVehicleSupported
Indicates that one entity provides the necessary infrastructure, capability, or compatibility to support the operation or use of a particular launch vehicle.
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C.
launchMass
Indicates the total mass of an object or payload at the moment it is launched.
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D.
usesLaunchVehicleCore
Indicates that a space mission or launch event makes use of a specific launch vehicle core as part of its propulsion or structural stack.
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E.
launchVehicleCoreRecovery
Indicates that the core stage of a launch vehicle is recovered after launch rather than being expended.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69aed9435cf48190ad1da737c962d19d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefc5087b081909d6042bfe8d8a306 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b56b5c2c948190a2548e26be3eedfd |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aef9082c2081908474f082a49bebc8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:39 p.m.