| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:satellite 
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                                | gptkbp:awarded | 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics (to John Mather and George Smoot) 
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                                | gptkbp:contributedTo | Big Bang theory confirmation 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:decommissioned | 1993-12-23 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | cosmic microwave background anisotropy 
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                                | gptkbp:duration | 4 years 
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                                | gptkbp:elevation | 900 km 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:Cosmic_Background_Explorer 
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                                | gptkbp:inclination | 99 degrees 
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                                | gptkbp:instrument | gptkb:Differential_Microwave_Radiometers_(DMR) gptkb:Diffuse_Infrared_Background_Experiment_(DIRBE)
 gptkb:Far_Infrared_Absolute_Spectrophotometer_(FIRAS)
 
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                                | gptkbp:launchDate | 1989-11-18 
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                                | gptkbp:launchSite | gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base 
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                                | gptkbp:launchVehicle | gptkb:Delta_5920 
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                                | gptkbp:manufacturer | gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center 
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                                | gptkbp:mass | 2227 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:missionType | gptkb:cosmology 
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                                | gptkbp:notableAchievement | first detection of CMB fluctuations precise measurement of CMB spectrum
 
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                                | gptkbp:operator | gptkb:NASA 
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                                | gptkbp:orbitType | Sun-synchronous 
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                                | gptkbp:powers | 1000 W 
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                                | gptkbp:purpose | measure cosmic microwave background radiation 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Planck gptkb:WMAP
 
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                                | gptkbp:status | decommissioned 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/cobe/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe gptkb:COBE_satellite
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | COBE 
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