Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (COBE)
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
satellite
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| gptkbp:awards |
1993 Nobel Prize in Physics
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| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts
gptkb:Princeton_University gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley gptkb:University_of_Maryland NASA |
| gptkbp:dataUsage |
1990
used in studies of large-scale structure of the universe used in studies of cosmic evolution used in studies of cosmic inflation used in studies of cosmic radiation used in studies of dark matter used in studies of galaxy formation used in studies of primordial nucleosynthesis used in studies of the early universe used in studies of the universe's expansion used in studies of dark energy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (COBE)
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| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:Diffuse_Infrared_Background_Experiment_(DIRBE)
gptkb:Differential_Microwave_Radiometer_(DMR) Far Infrared Absolute Spectrophotometer (FIRAS) |
| gptkbp:launchDate |
November 18, 1989
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| gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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| gptkbp:launchVehicle |
Delta II 6920-10
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| gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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| gptkbp:mission |
astronomy
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| gptkbp:missions |
approximately 4 years
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| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
decommissioned
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| gptkbp:orbitalInclination |
900 km
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| gptkbp:primaryMission |
measure cosmic microwave background radiation
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| gptkbp:researchContribution |
provided evidence for the Big Bang theory
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| gptkbp:researchField |
cosmology
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| gptkbp:secondaryMission |
January 23, 1994
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
discovery of anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe_(WMAP)
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| gptkbp:type |
cosmic microwave background data
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