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COBE
COBE mapped the afterglow of the Big Bang and detected tiny temperature variations in the cosmic microwave background. Its data became a cornerstone of modern cosmology.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Observatory
TYPE
Telescope
COUNTRY
United States
OPERATOR
NASA
LAUNCH DATE
Nov 18, 1989
LAUNCH SITE
Vandenberg
ORBIT CLASS
LEO
ALTITUDE · KM
875
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
102.46
INCLINATION · DEG
98.9
APOGEE · KM
882
PERIGEE · KM
868
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