COBE
COBE was NASA's completed Cosmic Background Explorer spacecraft, launched on 18 November 1989 aboard Delta 5920-8 into a near-polar Earth orbit to survey the microwave and infrared sky.
Identity
- Aliases
- Cosmic Background ExplorerCOBE satelliteExplorer 66
- Name
- COBE
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- COBE was NASA's completed Cosmic Background Explorer spacecraft, launched on 18 November 1989 aboard Delta 5920-8 into a near-polar Earth orbit to survey the microwave and infrared sky.
- First Flight Date
- 1989-11-18
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:07:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:07:45 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1989-11-18
- Vehicle Code
- 1989-089A