Delta 7425-10 | WMAP
Status: Success | Launched: Jun 30, 2001 19:46 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Delta II 7425-10 — Delta family
Mission
MAP was to measure fluctuations in the cosmic 3 Kelvin microwave background with the degree of precision required to answer questions about the big bang and the total mass and fate of the universe.
- Type: Planetary Science
- Orbit: Sun-Earth L2 (L2)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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