COBE

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COBE is classified as:

• Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 20322
Int'l Code: 1989-089A
Perigee: 878.4 km
Apogee: 890.0 km
Inclination: 98.9 °
Period: 102.5 minutes
Semi major axis: 7255 km
RCS: 15.7616 m² (large)
Launch date: November 18, 1989
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

The purpose of the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) mission was to take precise measurements of the diffuse radiation between 1 micrometer and 1 cm over the whole celestial sphere. The following quantities were measured: (1) the spectrum of the 3 K radiation over the range 100 micrometers to 1 cm; (2) the anisotropy of this radiation from 3 to 10 mm; and, (3) the spectrum and angular distribution of diffuse infrared background radiation at wavelengths from 1 to 300 micrometers.

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1 20322U 89089A   19321.93899940 -.00000221 +00000-0 -11056-3 0  9993
2 20322 098.9150 334.2965 0007988 324.8508 093.6030 14.04856774537177

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC