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Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

decommissioned American infrared space telescope
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Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

Summary

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is a space telescope[1]. It draws 216 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #21 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is in the country of United States[3].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's instance of is recorded as space telescope[4].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's instance of is recorded as former entity[5].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is operated by Jet Propulsion Laboratory[6].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer followed Interstellar Boundary Explorer[7].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer followed THEMIS[8].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer was followed by Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array[9].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer was followed by Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite[10].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Ball Aerospace & Technologies[11].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Space Dynamics Laboratory[12].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as L3 Technologies[13].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center[14].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Leonardo DRS[15].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's manufacturer is recorded as Teledyne Technologies[16].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is part of Explorers Program[17].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is part of Medium Explorer program[18].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's Commons category is recorded as Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer[19].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's space launch vehicle is recorded as Delta II[20].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[22].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit[23].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as December 14, 2009[24].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's time of object orbit decay is recorded as November 2, 2024[25].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's spacecraft bus is recorded as BCP-300[26].
  • Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's service entry is recorded as January 14, 2010[27].

Why It Matters

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer draws 216 Wikipedia views per month (space_telescope category, ranking #21 of 124).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It is credited with the discovery of (706765) 2010 TK7[30], an asteroid[31]; 2016 AJ193[32], a potentially hazardous asteroid[33]; 2016 AZ8[34], a potentially hazardous asteroid[35]; 398188 Agni[36], a potentially hazardous asteroid[37]; 2010 BK118[38], a centaur[39]; and (459883) 2014 JX55[40], an asteroid[41].

FAQs

What did Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer discover?

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is credited as discoverer of (706765) 2010 TK7[30], 2016 AJ193[32], 2016 AZ8[34], and 398188 Agni[36].

Related Entities

BCP-300 Delta II former entity Interstellar Boundary Explorer Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array space telescope Themis Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite United Launch Alliance United States University of Virginia's College at Wise

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . jpl.nasa.gov. jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . sdl.usu.edu. sdl.usu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . sdl.usu.edu. sdl.usu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . sdl.usu.edu. sdl.usu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sdl.usu.edu. sdl.usu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Space-Track. x.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wise.ssl.berkeley.edu. wise.ssl.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 25d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → space telescope, former entity
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    Manufacturer → Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Space Dynamics Laboratory, L3 Technologies +3
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