WISE / NEOWISE
WISE was a 661-kilogram infrared survey telescope built by Ball Aerospace around its RS-300 spacecraft bus. JPL operated the same spacecraft as NEOWISE after reactivation; it was decommissioned in August 2024 and burned up during atmospheric reentry on November 1, 2024.
Identity
- Aliases
- WISEWide-field Infrared Survey ExplorerNEOWISENear-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
- Name
- WISE / NEOWISE
- Slug
- wise-neowise-space-telescope
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- WISE was a 661-kilogram infrared survey telescope built by Ball Aerospace around its RS-300 spacecraft bus. JPL operated the same spacecraft as NEOWISE after reactivation; it was decommissioned in August 2024 and burned up during atmospheric reentry on November 1, 2024.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd719gpm400m50p0prn6hyxpp58aqnbk
- Operator Id
- vn72dqhfabtqra13r4mw1f0jzx8anqak
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7vke7bpptxpx7hwjrk1xsnas8apgms
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/neowise/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 12:44:02 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 12:44:02 AM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2009-12-14
- Last Flight Date
- 2024-11-01