Earth orbit
WISE
Infrared sky survey.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Infrared sky survey. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2009-071; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 14 December 2009, 14:09:33 UTC
- Launch location
- Vandenberg AFB, California
- Launch vehicle
- Delta 7320-10C
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (Sun-synchronous)
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket launched the WISE mission on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 2:09 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- United Launch Alliance (ULA)
- Vehicle
- Delta II
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2009-071
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Dec 14, 2009, 14:09 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Dec 14 2009
- Pad and location
- SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 31 July 2024
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
WISE
Infrared sky survey.
- GCAT ID
- S36119
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 661 kg
- Dimensions
- 2.9 m long · 2 m diameter · 3.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
0 images from WISE.
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Verification
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