LiteBIRD Cosmic Microwave Background Observatory
JAXA-led international LiteBIRD is a planned space observatory that will survey the full sky for three years from Sun-Earth L2, measuring cosmic microwave background polarization to test inflation and search for primordial gravitational-wave signatures. The mission is in project preparation after its June 2026 mission definition review, with a launch target in Japanese fiscal year 2036.
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- LiteBIRD
- Full Name
- LiteBIRD Cosmic Microwave Background Observatory
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- JAXA-led international LiteBIRD is a planned space observatory that will survey the full sky for three years from Sun-Earth L2, measuring cosmic microwave background polarization to test inflation and search for primordial gravitational-wave signatures. The mission is in project preparation after its June 2026 mission definition review, with a launch target in Japanese fiscal year 2036.
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- August 13, 2026 at 02:50:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 02:50:03 UTC