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The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), originally known as the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP and Explorer 80), was a NASA spacecraft operating from 2001 to 2010 which measured temperature differences across the sky in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) – the radiant heat remaining from the Big Bang. Headed by Professor Charles L. Bennett…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Bus | WMAP | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Contractor | Boeing Launch Services | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | COSPAR ID | 2001-027A | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Deactivated | 20 October 2010 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Diameter | 1.4 × 1.6 m (4 ft 7 in × 5 ft 3 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Dimensions | 3.6 × 5.1 m (12 × 17 ft) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Disposal | Graveyard orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Dry mass | 763 kg (1,682 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Entered service | 1 October 2001 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Last contact | 19 August 2010 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Launch date | 30 June 2001, 19:46:46 UTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Launch mass | 840 kg (1,850 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-17B | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Manufacturer | NRAO | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Mission duration | 27 months (planned) 9 years (achieved) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Mission type | Cosmic microwave background Astronomy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Names | Explorer 80 MAP Microwave Anisotropy Probe MIDEX-2 WMAP | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Operator | NASA | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Power | 419 watts | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Reference system | Sun-Earth L2 orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Regime | Lissajous orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Rocket | Delta II 7425-10 (Delta 246) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | SATCAT no. | 26859 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Spacecraft | Explorer LXXX | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Spacecraft type | Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Type | Gregorian | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Wavelengths | 23 GHz to 94 GHz | 1.00 | infobox |
| Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe | Website | http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/ | 1.00 | infobox |
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