WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/WISE_(Wide-field_Infrared_Survey_Explorer)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
astronomical survey mission
gptkbp:catalogue hundreds of millions of objects
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 2011-02
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:near-Earth_objects
brown dwarfs
gptkbp:goal survey the sky in infrared wavelengths
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
gptkbp:instrument infrared source
gptkbp:launchDate 2009-12-14
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7320-10C
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ball_Aerospace_&_Technologies
gptkbp:mass 661 kg
gptkbp:missionType infrared astronomy
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Amy_Mainzer
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
gptkbp:powers 467 watts
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Edward_L._Wright
gptkbp:reactivatedAs gptkb:NEOWISE
gptkbp:reactivationDate 2013-09
gptkbp:releaseDate gptkb:AllWISE
2013-11
gptkbp:status active (as NEOWISE)
gptkbp:surveyCoverage entire sky
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 3.4 to 22 micrometers
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/WISE/main/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Infrared_Processing_and_Analysis_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6