Planck space observatory spacecraft
Planck was the ESA microwave space observatory. From a Lissajous orbit around Sun-Earth L2, it mapped the cosmic microwave background and foreground sky to constrain the Universe age, composition, and early history.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Planck Space ObservatoryPlanckPlanck spacecraft
- Family Name
- Planck
- Full Name
- Planck space observatory spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Planck was the ESA microwave space observatory. From a Lissajous orbit around Sun-Earth L2, it mapped the cosmic microwave background and foreground sky to constrain the Universe age, composition, and early history.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 4.2
- Length M
- 4.2
- Width M
- 4.2
- First Flight Year
- 2,009
- Last Flight Year
- 2,013
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Programs
- -
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 1,900
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:11:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:30:51 UTC