Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wide-field_Infrared_Survey_Explorer
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WISE
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:AllWISE
gptkb:WISE_All-Sky_Data_Release
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 2.0 m
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:near-Earth_objects
asteroids
comets
brown dwarfs
gptkbp:endDate 2011-02
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 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:length 2.85 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ball_Aerospace_&_Technologies
gptkbp:mass 661 kg
gptkbp:missionType astronomer
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Amy_Mainzer
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Sun-synchronous_orbit
gptkbp:powers 467 W
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Edward_L._Wright
gptkbp:purpose infrared sky survey
gptkbp:reactivatedAs gptkb:NEOWISE
gptkbp:reactivationDate 2013-12
gptkbp:surveyCoverage entire sky
gptkbp:wavelengthRange infrared
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/WISE/main/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NEOWISE_mission
gptkb:WISE_spacecraft
gptkb:WISE
gptkb:NASA_Astrophysics_Explorer_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6