COBE
COBE was NASA's space-astronomy mission to map the cosmic microwave background and diffuse infrared background, providing foundational measurements for precision cosmology before operations ended in December 1993.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Cosmic Background Explorer missionExplorer 66
- Name
- COBE
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- COBE was NASA's space-astronomy mission to map the cosmic microwave background and diffuse infrared background, providing foundational measurements for precision cosmology before operations ended in December 1993.
- Destination
- Sun-synchronous polar Earth orbit at approximately 900 km altitude (99° inclination; 103-minute period)
- End Date
- 1993-12-23
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- COBE completed its all-sky microwave and infrared surveys and delivered measurements that established the blackbody spectrum and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background.
- Programs
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- Start Date
- 1989-11-18
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cobe/
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:08:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 01:24:55 UTC
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