Cosmic Background Explorer spacecraft
The Cosmic Background Explorer was NASA's pioneering space observatory for mapping the cosmic microwave background and measuring the diffuse infrared background from a near-polar Earth orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- COBECosmic Background Explorer1989-089A
- Family Name
- COBE
- Full Name
- Cosmic Background Explorer spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Cosmic Background Explorer was NASA's pioneering space observatory for mapping the cosmic microwave background and measuring the diffuse infrared background from a near-polar Earth orbit.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 2.44
- Length M
- 5.49
- First Flight Year
- 1,989
- Last Flight Year
- 1,993
- Operator
- Programs
- -
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 2,270
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cobe/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:07:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:40:08 UTC