WISE post-cryogenic survey
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The WISE post-cryogenic survey is the extended phase of NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission conducted after its coolant was exhausted, during which it continued mapping the sky in its remaining infrared bands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical survey
ⓘ
space telescope mission phase ⓘ |
| after | exhaustion of WISE cryogenic coolant ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverage | nearly full sky ⓘ |
| dataArchive | NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
post-cryogenic WISE image atlas
ⓘ
post-cryogenic WISE source catalogues ⓘ |
| doesNotObserveInBand |
12 micron band
ⓘ
22 micron band ⓘ |
| enables |
improved asteroid population statistics
ⓘ
time-domain studies using extended WISE coverage ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011-02 ⓘ |
| follows | WISE cryogenic mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
continue sky mapping in remaining infrared bands
ⓘ
extend WISE mission science return ⓘ |
| isPredecessorOf | NEOWISE reactivation mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limitation | reduced sensitivity at longer infrared wavelengths ⓘ |
| missionStatus | completed ⓘ |
| observatoryOrbit | Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| observesInBand |
3.4 micron band
ⓘ
4.6 micron band ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf |
WISE mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryScienceCase |
study of asteroids
ⓘ
study of brown dwarfs ⓘ study of comets ⓘ study of distant galaxies ⓘ study of near-Earth objects ⓘ |
| relatedTo | NEOWISE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scanningStrategy | continuous sky scanning great-circle scans ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ planetary science ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| startTime | 2010-08 ⓘ |
| surveyType | all-sky survey ⓘ |
| telescopeAperture | 40 cm ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | immediately followed the primary WISE cryogenic mission ⓘ |
| usesDetectorCoolingState | passively cooled detectors ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | WISE telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSpacecraft | WISE spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wavelengthRegime | infrared ⓘ |
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