Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:WMAP
gptkbp:archiveType	gptkb:NASA_LAMBDA
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy	evidence for dark energy age of the universe cosmic microwave background anisotropies cosmological parameters flatness of the universe
gptkbp:endDate	2010-10-23
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
gptkbp:instrument	differential microwave radiometers microwave radiometers
gptkbp:launchDate	2001-06-30
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Delta_II_7425-10
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Sun-Earth_L2_point
gptkbp:mass	836 kg
gptkbp:missionType	gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:David_Todd_Wilkinson
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Charles_L._Bennett
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:orbitType	halo orbit around L2
gptkbp:powers	419 watts
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:COBE
gptkbp:primaryMission	measure cosmic microwave background
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:WMAP_1-year_results gptkb:WMAP_3-year_results gptkb:WMAP_5-year_results gptkb:WMAP_7-year_results gptkb:WMAP_9-year_results
gptkbp:purpose	study early universe map temperature fluctuations in CMB
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:cosmology gptkb:Big_Bang gptkb:Planck_mission cosmic inflation
gptkbp:releaseDate	2003 2006 2008 2012
gptkbp:status	decommissioned
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Planck_spacecraft
gptkbp:website	https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:WMAP gptkb:Charles_L._Bennett gptkb:Lyman_Page gptkb:Norman_Jarosik
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5