Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
satellite mission
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
maximum likelihood estimation
Bayesian analysis Markov_Chain_Monte_Carlo_methods |
| gptkbp:availableFormats |
map data
time-ordered data power spectrum data |
| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:Princeton_University gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley gptkb:University_of_Michigan gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center |
| gptkbp:collection |
full sky survey
differential measurement multi-frequency observation |
| gptkbp:communicationEquipment |
Ka-band
|
| gptkbp:dataUsage |
publicly available
studying dark energy determining the age of the universe five data releases analyzing the distribution of galaxies measuring the curvature of the universe testing inflationary models |
| gptkbp:finalDisposal |
2012
|
| gptkbp:finaleDate |
2010
|
| gptkbp:finalScore |
decommissioned
data archived |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
WMAP satellite mission
|
| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:radiometers
|
| gptkbp:launchDate |
2001
|
| gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
about 850 kg |
| gptkbp:launchVehicle |
Delta II 7420-10
|
| gptkbp:mission |
exploratory mission
influence on future missions improved understanding of the universe's composition contribution to the Lambda-CDM model observational mission |
| gptkbp:missions |
9 years
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
NASA
|
| gptkbp:orbitalInclination |
about 1.5 million kilometers
|
| gptkbp:powers |
solar panels
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| gptkbp:purpose |
map cosmic microwave background radiation
|
| gptkbp:releaseYear |
cosmic variance
polarization of CMB temperature fluctuations in CMB |
| gptkbp:researchField |
cosmology
|
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
over 1,000 scientific papers published
|
| gptkbp:resolution |
0.2 degrees
|
| gptkbp:significance |
provided evidence for the Big Bang
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Planck satellite
|