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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:satellite
gptkb:astronomer
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:COBE
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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 anisotropies
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Cosmic_Background_Explorer
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gptkbp:height
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2.3 m
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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:length
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4.2 m
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gptkbp:mass
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2228 kg
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gptkbp:missionType
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gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:cosmology
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:John_C._Mather
gptkb:George_F._Smoot
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gptkbp:notableWinner
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_(2006,_for_discoveries_made_with_COBE)
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gptkbp:objective
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map the early universe
measure cosmic microwave background radiation
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:orbitType
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gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
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gptkbp:powers
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1000 W
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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:width
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2.7 m
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_C._Mather
gptkb:John_Mather
gptkb:George_Smoot
gptkb:Charles_L._Bennett
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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COBE satellite
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