Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wilkinson_Microwave_Anisotropy_Probe_(WMAP)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
astronomer
gptkbp:cosmologicalParametersMeasured gptkb:Hubble_constant
age of the universe
baryon density
dark energy density
dark matter density
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 2010
gptkbp:discoveredBy evidence for dark energy
confirmation of the standard model of cosmology
precise measurements of the age of the universe
gptkbp:duration 9 years
gptkbp:goal measure temperature differences in the cosmic microwave background
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)
gptkbp:instrument differential microwave radiometers
gptkbp:launchDate 2001-06-30
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7425-10
gptkbp:mass 840 kg
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:cosmology
microwave background radiation observation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:David_Todd_Wilkinson
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Charles_L._Bennett
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Lissajous_orbit_around_Sun-Earth_L2
gptkbp:powers 419 watts
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:COBE
gptkbp:releaseDate final data release 2012
first data release 2003
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Planck_spacecraft
gptkbp:website https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cosmic_Background_Explorer_(COBE)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7