WMAP mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cosmic_Microwave_Background
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University
gptkbp:data_type temperature fluctuations
polarization measurements
gptkbp:elevation about 1.5 million kilometers
gptkbp:end_date 2010-02-20
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:spacecraft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WMAP mission
gptkbp:instrument radiometers
gptkbp:is_observed_in cosmic microwave background anisotropies
gptkbp:launch_date 2001-06-30
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7420-10
gptkbp:mission_duration 9 years
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Monarch
baryon acoustic oscillations
flat universe
cosmic age estimation
density of matter
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:purpose map cosmic microwave background radiation
gptkbp:released five data releases
gptkbp:significance provided evidence for the Big Bang
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Planck_satellite