Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe

NASA Cosmic Microwave Background probe launched in 2001. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe was launched on June 30, 2001 aboard a Delta 7425-10 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 1, 2001).

COSPAR 2001-027ANORAD 26859United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: WMAP
Common name: Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
Payload designation: Microwave Anisotropy Probe
International designator: 2001-027A
NORAD catalog number: 26859
GCAT identifier: S26859
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/400

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: MIDEX
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): MIDEX

Launch

Date: June 30, 2001 · 19:46 UTC
Launch record: 2001-027Success
Rocket: Delta 7425-10
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 3,144 km
Apogee: 347,874 km
Inclination: 28.31°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: July 1, 2001
Last known active: 2006
End of operations: Oct 28, 2010

Size

Mass: 840 kg
Dry mass: 768 kg
Length: 3.8 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00778
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: July 29, 2001
Phase outcome: Flyby · July 31, 2001
Destination: Earth

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 1, 2001	Earth	Jul 29, 2001	Escaped to another body	Luna
Jul 31, 2001	Earth	Aug 26, 2001	Escaped to another body	HCO
Aug 26, 2001	SEL2	Oct 20, 2010	Escaped to another body	HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q274106 (CC0).