COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/COBE_(Cosmic_Background_Explorer)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Gruber_Prize_in_Cosmology
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Scientific_Achievement_Medal
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1993-12-23
gptkbp:discoveredBy cosmic microwave background anisotropy
cosmic microwave background spectrum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer)
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Differential_Microwave_Radiometers_(DMR)
gptkb:Diffuse_Infrared_Background_Experiment_(DIRBE)
gptkb:Far_Infrared_Absolute_Spectrophotometer_(FIRAS)
gptkbp:launchDate 1989-11-18
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_5920
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:mass 2228 kg
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:John_C._Mather
gptkb:George_Smoot
gptkbp:purpose study early universe
measure cosmic microwave background radiation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Planck_(spacecraft)
gptkb:WMAP
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:website https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/cobe/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_C._Mather
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4