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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:1996_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Merced
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkb:University
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Francisco
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder
gptkb:University_of_Maryland
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkb:University_of_California,_Davis
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin-Madison
gptkb:University_of_California,_Riverside
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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gptkbp:cooling_system
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2.725 K
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gptkbp:data_type
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microwave radiation measurements
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gptkbp:data_usage
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used by astronomers worldwide
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background
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gptkbp:elevation
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900 km
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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gptkb:spacecraft
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite
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gptkbp:impact
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transformed understanding of the early universe
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:Diffuse_Infrared_Background_Experiment_(DIRBE)
gptkb:Differential_Microwave_Radiometer_(DMR)
Far Infrared Absolute Spectrophotometer (FIRAS)
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gptkbp:launch_date
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November 18, 1989
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Delta_II_6920-10
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:observatory
January 23, 1996
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gptkbp:mission_duration
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approximately 9 years
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gptkbp:objective
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measure cosmic microwave background radiation
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:price
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approximately $150 million
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gptkbp:released
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gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:research
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passive microwave observation
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gptkbp:significance
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provided evidence for the Big Bang theory
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe_(WMAP)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charles_C._Bennett
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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