Mission Overview
Primary mission:
To probe conditions in the early universe by measuring the properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation over the full sky
Planned launch:
Fall 2000
Launch vehicle:
Orbit:
Trajectory:
Mission duration:
27 months (3 months transit to L2, 24 months observing)
Payload mass:
800 kg
Lead institutions:
Goddard Space Flight Center in partnership with Princeton University
Instrument:
Sky Map:
Simulated
Sky Map Produced by Map
