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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:awarded
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2006 Nobel Prize in Physics (to John Mather and George Smoot)
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Big Bang theory confirmation
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1993-12-23
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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cosmic microwave background anisotropy
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gptkbp:duration
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4 years
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gptkbp:elevation
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900 km
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Cosmic_Background_Explorer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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COBE
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gptkbp:inclination
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99 degrees
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:Differential_Microwave_Radiometers_(DMR)
gptkb:Diffuse_Infrared_Background_Experiment_(DIRBE)
gptkb:Far_Infrared_Absolute_Spectrophotometer_(FIRAS)
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gptkbp:launchDate
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1989-11-18
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:launchVehicle
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gptkb:Delta_5920
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:mass
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2227 kg
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gptkbp:missionType
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gptkb:cosmology
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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first detection of CMB fluctuations
precise measurement of CMB spectrum
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:orbitType
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Sun-synchronous
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gptkbp:powers
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1000 W
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gptkbp:purpose
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measure cosmic microwave background radiation
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Planck
gptkb:WMAP
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gptkbp:status
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decommissioned
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gptkbp:website
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https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/cobe/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:cosmology
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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