Cobe
COsmic Background Explorer
General
| Designation | 20322 / 89089A |
| Launch date | 18 Nov 1989 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Mission | Scientific: astronomy |
| Perigee/Apogee | 872/886 km |
| Inclination | 99° |
| Period | 102.5 min |
| Launch vehicle | Thor Delta #189 |
Studies the thermical radiation of the sky (gave its precise temperature: 2.735 K).
End of life
| Out of service | 1 May 1997 |
External resources
sat-index articles
Technical data
Specifications
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| Platform | |
| Mass at launch | |
| Dry mass | 2265 kg |
| Dimension | 4.0 m diameter x 5.8 m length |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | spin stabilized |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime |
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