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The Planck Mission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

J. A. Tauber
J. A. Tauber*
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Division, Space Science Department of the European Space Agency, ESTEC, P.O. Box 299, 2200AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Abstract

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We present an overview of the European Space Agency's Planck mission, its scientific objectives, and the key elements of its technical design. The current programmatic status of Planck within ESA's Scientific Programme, implementation plans, and near-term milestones, are also addressed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 204: The Extragalactic Infrared Background and its Cosmological Implication , 2001 , pp. 493 - 503
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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