Planck Satellite Mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:analysis gptkb:Planck_Collaboration
gptkb:Planck_Legacy_Archive
gptkb:Cosmic_Background_Explorer
gptkbp:can_detect gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkb:cosmology
temperature fluctuations
B-mode polarization
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:CNES
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:ASI
gptkbp:community international
widely used
influential
collaborative
gptkbp:data_type gptkb:HDF5
gptkb:HEASARC
FITS
gptkbp:ended October 23, 2013
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Planck Satellite Mission
gptkbp:impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:instruments High Frequency Instrument
Low Frequency Instrument
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:launched May 14, 2009
gptkbp:legacy contributed to the standard model of cosmology
refined measurements of the universe's age
enhanced understanding of dark matter
improved cosmological models
gptkbp:mission_duration 4 years
gptkbp:observational_frequency_range 30 to 857 GHz
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 1.5 million kilometers
gptkbp:product_quality high
gptkbp:purpose cosmic microwave background radiation observation
gptkbp:released gptkb:2011
gptkb:2013
gptkbp:research gptkb:spectroscopy
2009-2013
photometry
gptkbp:result published in 2016
provided data for future research
included 15 papers
summarized mission findings
gptkbp:scientific_goals map the cosmic microwave background
study the early universe
investigate dark energy
analyze galaxy formation
measure the universe's expansion rate
gptkbp:successor gptkb:WMAP
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Spergel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4