Mission Type: Orbiter
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320
Launch Site: Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
NASA Center: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spacecraft Instruments: 1) four-channel imager
Spacecraft Dimensions: 2.85 m (9.35 feet) tall, 2.0 m (6.56 feet) wide, 1.73 m (5.68 feet) deep
Total Cost: About $300 million dollars, including the Delta-II launch vehicle
References:
WISE Fact Sheet, NASA, 21 Aug. 2009, http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/sb/documents/FactSheet.2009.8.21_web.pdf
The WISE telescope (right) will take an image every 11 seconds.
