Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cosmic_Background_Explorer_(COBE)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:COBE
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:2006_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID 1989-089A
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration 4 years
gptkbp:endDate 1993
gptkbp:goal measure cosmic microwave background radiation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)
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_II
gptkbp:mass 2228 kg
gptkbp:missionType astrophysics
gptkbp:notableFinds cosmic microwave background anisotropy
blackbody spectrum of CMB
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:John_Mather
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
gptkbp:powers 700 W
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:George_Smoot
gptkbp:status mission completed
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe_(WMAP)
gptkbp:website https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/cobe/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Diffuse_Infrared_Background_Experiment_(DIRBE)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6