Triple
T8520741
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SAS-2 |
E201686
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Small Astronomy Satellite 2
Small Astronomy Satellite 2 (SAS-2) was a NASA space telescope launched in 1972 that conducted pioneering observations of high-energy gamma rays from cosmic sources.
|
E739749
|
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: Small Astronomy Satellite 2 | Statement: [SAS-2, alsoKnownAs, Small Astronomy Satellite 2]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Small Astronomy Satellite 2 Context triple: [SAS-2, alsoKnownAs, Small Astronomy Satellite 2]
-
A.
Sapphire (satellite)
Sapphire is a Canadian military surveillance satellite designed to track space objects and contribute to space situational awareness.
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B.
Alouette satellites
The Alouette satellites were pioneering Canadian scientific spacecraft launched in the 1960s to study the ionosphere, marking Canada as one of the first nations to design and build its own satellite.
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C.
Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer
Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer is a Canadian multi-purpose small satellite mission that combines a commercial data relay payload with scientific instruments to study Earth’s ionosphere and space weather.
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D.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
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E.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
- 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: Small Astronomy Satellite 2 Triple: [SAS-2, alsoKnownAs, Small Astronomy Satellite 2]
Generated description
Small Astronomy Satellite 2 (SAS-2) was a NASA space telescope launched in 1972 that conducted pioneering observations of high-energy gamma rays from cosmic sources.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Small Astronomy Satellite 2 Target entity description: Small Astronomy Satellite 2 (SAS-2) was a NASA space telescope launched in 1972 that conducted pioneering observations of high-energy gamma rays from cosmic sources.
-
A.
Sapphire (satellite)
Sapphire is a Canadian military surveillance satellite designed to track space objects and contribute to space situational awareness.
-
B.
Alouette satellites
The Alouette satellites were pioneering Canadian scientific spacecraft launched in the 1960s to study the ionosphere, marking Canada as one of the first nations to design and build its own satellite.
-
C.
Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer
Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer is a Canadian multi-purpose small satellite mission that combines a commercial data relay payload with scientific instruments to study Earth’s ionosphere and space weather.
-
D.
ANIK C2 communications satellite
ANIK C2 is a Canadian commercial communications satellite used to provide telecommunications and broadcasting services.
-
E.
MICROSCOPE satellite mission
The MICROSCOPE satellite mission was a French-led space experiment designed to test the validity of Einstein’s equivalence principle with unprecedented precision by comparing the free fall of different materials in orbit.
- 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_69ca8321bb44819081b74df0b710276d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe628f8c48190a35201f9fde605cc |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e76dcd08190866fde75cd0ac389 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ffc30e08190b71e941d63d56015 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce54dc664081908ff63ec7f92834d7 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:16 p.m.