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.

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Generate an image of the Planck spacecraft (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.)

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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 ⓘ
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 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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European Space Agency → mission → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
Max Planck → hasNamesake → Planck space observatory ⓘ
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Albert Einstein Medal → hasRecipient → Planck Collaboration ⓘ
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Sun–Earth L2 → usedBy → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive → missionArchiveFor → Planck (spacecraft) ⓘ
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Baade → hasNeighboringCrater → Planck ⓘ
subject linked to: Baade lunar crater
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inflationary universe theory → supportedBy → Planck satellite data ⓘ
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Gruber Cosmology Prize → notableRecipient → Planck Team ⓘ
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Perseus molecular cloud complex → observedBy → Planck satellite ⓘ
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Sun–Earth L2 → spacecraftLocatedAt → Planck space observatory ⓘ
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Lissajous orbit → wasUsedBy → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
cosmic microwave background → measuredBy → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
ESA Horizon 2000 programme → notableWork → Planck mission ⓘ
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IPAC → supportedMission → Planck (NASA participation) ⓘ
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WMAP → succeededBy → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
Low Frequency Instrument → partOf → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
Low Frequency Instrument → partOf → Planck mission ⓘ
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Low Frequency Instrument → alsoKnownAs → Planck LFI ⓘ
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Low Frequency Instrument → onSpacecraft → Planck observatory ⓘ
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Low Frequency Instrument → developedUnder → European Space Agency Planck program ⓘ
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High Frequency Instrument → partOf → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
High Frequency Instrument → onMission → Planck ⓘ
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High Frequency Instrument → spacecraft → Planck ⓘ
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Planck 2013 results → partOf → Planck mission ⓘ
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ESA Planck Legacy Archive → associatedWithMission → Planck ⓘ
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ESA Planck Legacy Archive → associatedWithObservatory → Planck satellite ⓘ
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Planck 2018 results → partOf → Planck mission ⓘ
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Hubble constant → isConstrainedBy → Planck satellite observations ⓘ
subject linked to: Hubble constant H₀
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Perseus cloud complex → surveyedBy → Planck satellite ⓘ
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Eridanus Supervoid → observedBy → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
QUIJOTE experiment → relatedTo → Planck mission ⓘ
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics → participatedIn → Planck mission ⓘ
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BICEP experiments → collaboratesWith → Planck mission ⓘ
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Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect → detectedBy → Planck satellite ⓘ
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Atacama Cosmology Telescope → relatedProject → Planck satellite ⓘ
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European Space Agency → mission → Planck spacecraft ⓘ
subject linked to: ESA
Sachs–Wolfe effect → observedBy → Planck satellite ⓘ
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