Space telescope
Planck
ESA · launched 2009 · ended 2013
Mapped the cosmic microwave background.
Right now · as of
Interplanetary cruise
38.6 million km from Earth; a signal takes 2 min 9 s
152 million km (1.01 AU) from the Sun, moving at 30.1 km/s relative to the Sun
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Space observatory
Planck was a space observatory operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) from 2009 to 2013. The project aimed to map the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) at microwave and infrared frequencies, with high sensitivity and angular resolution. The mission provided data that substantially improved upon previous observations made by the NASA Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP).
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Facts
- What it is
- Space telescope
- Agency
- ESA
- Launched
- May 14, 2009
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch site
- Kourou ELA-3
- Mission ended
- 2013
- International designator
- 2009-026B