WMAP studied conditions of the early universe by measuring the properties of cosmic microwave background radiation and produced the first full-sky microwave map with resolution under one degree, about the angular size of the moon.Mission Duration: June 2001 – October 2010Operating Network: Deep Space Network
WMAP studied conditions of the early universe by measuring the properties of cosmic microwave background radiation and produced the first full-sky microwave map with resolution under one degree, about the angular size of the moon. Designed for a 27 month mission, WMAP took three months to transit to Sun-Earth L2 libration point nearly one million miles from earth.
Mission Duration: June 2001 – October 2010Operating Network: Deep Space Network
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