Cosmic Background Explorer
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The Cosmic Background Explorer, also referred to as Explorer 66, was a NASA satellite dedicated to cosmology, which operated from 1989 to 1993. Its goals were to investigate the cosmic microwave backg
Cosmic Background Explorer mission patch Explorer program← AMPTE-CCE (Explorer 65)Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (Explorer 67) →
Launch of the COBE spacecraft on 18 November 1989.
Diagram of COBE spacecraft
Comparison of CMB results from COBE, WMAP and Planck - 21 March 2013.
Planck (spacecraft)
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Planck was a space observatory operated by the European Space Agency from 2009 to 2013. The project aimed to map the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background at microwave and infrared frequenci
Cosmic Background Explorer
…following RELIKT-1, and was followed by two more advanced spacecraft: the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) operated from 2001 to 2010 and the Planck spacecraft from 2009 to 2013. The purpose of the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) mission was to take precise measurements of the diffuse radiation between 1…
A model of Planck
The 4 K reference load qualification model
LFI 44 GHz horn and front-end chassis
LFI focal plane model