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SuccessWMAP · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Jun 30, 2001, 19:46 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Jun 30, 2001, 19:46 UTC – Saturday, Jun 30, 2001, 19:46 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
WMAP
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Sun-Earth L2 (L2)
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.
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