Planck
Planck was the completed ESA mission to map the cosmic microwave background from Sun-Earth L2, refining measurements of the Universe age, composition, expansion, and early structure.
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- Planck Space Observatory missionPlanck mission
- Name
- Planck
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Planck was the completed ESA mission to map the cosmic microwave background from Sun-Earth L2, refining measurements of the Universe age, composition, expansion, and early structure.
- Destination
- Lissajous orbit around the Sun–Earth L2 point, about 1.5 million km from Earth with an approximately one-year period, for mapping the cosmic microwave background and measuring the young Universe
- End Date
- 2013-10-23
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Planck completed its all-sky survey and final cosmological data releases before disposal operations and ESA final command in October 2013.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2009-05-14
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:11:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 14:09:08 UTC
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