LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Mon Dec 14 2009

United Launch Alliance

WISE

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(2:09 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(2:09 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(2:09 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Delta II 7320-10C

Description:

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Astrophysics
A NASA infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope, used to discover planets and star clusters.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W