Planck spacecraft
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The Planck spacecraft was a European Space Agency space observatory designed to study the cosmic microwave background radiation with unprecedented precision to improve our understanding of the early universe and cosmology.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Planck | 1 |
| Planck (spacecraft) | 1 |
| Planck Collaboration | 1 |
| Planck Team | 1 |
| Planck satellite data | 1 |
| Planck space observatory | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Space Agency mission
ⓘ
space observatory ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| angularResolution | up to about 5 arcminutes ⓘ |
| collaboration |
Canadian Space Agency
ⓘ
ESA member states ⓘ NASA ⓘ |
| cosparId | 2009-026B ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Europe ⓘ |
| dataArchive | ESA Planck Legacy Archive ⓘ |
| dataRelease |
Planck 2013 results
ⓘ
Planck 2015 results ⓘ Planck 2018 results ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 2013-10-23 ⓘ |
| frequencyRange | about 30 GHz to 857 GHz ⓘ |
| instrument |
High Frequency Instrument
ⓘ
Low Frequency Instrument ⓘ |
| keyResult |
constraints on inflationary models
ⓘ
evidence for spatial flatness of the Universe ⓘ most detailed all-sky map of the cosmic microwave background ⓘ precise measurement of the age of the Universe ⓘ refined values of cosmological parameters such as Hubble constant and matter density ⓘ tight limits on sum of neutrino masses ⓘ |
| launchCountry | France ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-05-14 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 1950 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite | Guiana Space Centre ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Thales Alenia Space Italia
ⓘ
surface form:
Thales Alenia Space
|
| missionDuration | about 4.5 years ⓘ |
| missionEndDate | 2013-10-23 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Max Planck ⓘ |
| nssdcId | 2009-026B ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| orbit | Lissajous orbit around Sun–Earth L2 point ⓘ |
| partOfProgram |
ESA Horizon 2000 programme
ⓘ
surface form:
Horizon 2000+ programme
|
| power | about 1900 W ⓘ |
| predecessor | WMAP ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType |
cosmic microwave background observation
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
determine cosmological parameters with high precision
ⓘ
investigate inflationary models of the early Universe ⓘ measure anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background ⓘ study formation of large-scale structure in the Universe ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| temperatureSensitivity | microkelvin level ⓘ |
| thermalControl | cryogenic cooling system for detectors ⓘ |
| wavelengthCoverage | microwave ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Planck space observatory
subject surface form:
Baade
this entity surface form:
Planck
this entity surface form:
Planck Collaboration
this entity surface form:
Planck (spacecraft)
this entity surface form:
Planck Team
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Planck satellite data