WMAP
Launched | 29 June 2001 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Non-operational |
Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
Owner | United States |
NORAD ID | 26859 |
COSPAR ID | 2001-027A |
Alternative names |
MAP WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE |
Observing |
Timeline
2001 Apr 20 | – | Arrival at Kennedy Space Center |
2001 Jun 30 | – | Launch from Kennedy Space Center |
2001 Jul 2 | – | Start of in-flight testing |
2001 Aug 17 | – | Start of scientific operations |
2002 Apr | – | Completion of first all-sky observation |
2003 Feb 11 | – | Publication of first year results |
2006 Mar 17 | – | Publication of three-year results |
2008 Feb 28 | – | Publication of five-year results |
2010 Jan 26 | – | Publication of seven-year results |
2010 Oct | – | Spacecraft moved from L2 to heliocentric orbit |
2010 Oct 28 | – | Spacecraft decommissioned |
2012 Dec 20 | – | Publication of nine-year results |
Launched alongside
DELTA 2 R/B