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United Launch AllianceDelta II 7320-10CSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
WISE
Launched
December 14, 2009 · 14:09 UTC
Summary
WISE launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320-10C from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 14, 2009 at 14:09 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 38th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 5,028th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Delta II 7320-10C flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). WISE, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 529 × 534 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7320-10C · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Delta II 7320-10C flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 38th launch16th this yearhumanity's 5,028th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
WISE · NORAD 36119 · 2009-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-071A
- Epoch
- 2009-12-14 15:08:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.13845153 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003408
- Inclination
- 97.5053°
- Ascending node
- 351.0067°
- Arg. of perigee
- 250.5977°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.4954°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- WISE · NORAD 36119 · re-entered November 2, 2024
Delta 347 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A NASA infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope, used to discover planets and star clusters.
Related page: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer - Wikipedia
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
85th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 4th this year · 641st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 14, 6:09 AM PST, in twilight
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did WISE launch?
WISE launched on December 14, 2009 at 14:09 UTC.
Where can I watch WISE?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched WISE?
Delta II 7320-10C, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta II 7320-10C spec sheet
Where did WISE launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Dec 14, 6:09 AM PST local time at the pad.
What orbit did WISE reach?
WISE, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 529 × 534 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did WISE launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).