The COBE mission - Its design and performance two years after launch

The COBE mission - Its design and performance two years after launch

The COBE mission, NASA's first space mission devoted primarily to cosmology, is described and the spacecraft concepts central to enabling the mission to achieve its scientific objectives are examined. The major components of the COBE instrument and spacecraft modules are shown and their charact...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Astrophysical journal 1992-10, Vol.397 (2), p.420-429
Hauptverfasser: Boggess, N. W., Mather, J. C., Weiss, R., Bennett, C. L., Cheng, E. S., Dwek, E., Gulkis, S., Hauser, M. G., Janssen, M. A., Kelsall, T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Astronomical and space-research instrumentation
Astronomy
Astrophysics
BACKGROUND RADIATION
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS
COSMOLOGY
Earth, ocean, space
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental astronomy and astrophysics. Instrumentation, techniques, and astronomical observations
INFRARED RADIATION
INTERGALACTIC SPACE
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MONITORING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATIONS
SATELLITES
SPACE 663620 > Physics of Radiations Other Than Neutrons-- (1992-)
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Zusammenfassung:The COBE mission, NASA's first space mission devoted primarily to cosmology, is described and the spacecraft concepts central to enabling the mission to achieve its scientific objectives are examined. The major components of the COBE instrument and spacecraft modules are shown and their characteristics are given. Early scientific results are summarized and plans for continuing satellite operations and data analysis are addressed.
ISSN:0004-637X
1538-4357
DOI:10.1086/171797