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WMAP

Also known as Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, MAP

NASA · Launched

Explore trajectory

Completed · Success

NASA's WMAP measured the cosmic microwave background radiation over the full sky from the Sun-Earth L2 libration point.

Destinations

No celestial-body destination recorded; this extended-scope observatory studies a non-body scientific domain.

Launch vehicle
Med-Lite Delta II 7425-10
Launch site
Cape Canaveral, Launch Complex 17B
Countries
United States
Mission types
Observatory

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    WMAP launched

    Earth

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • WMAP · Spacecraft

Trajectory record

Time-dependent navigation trajectory

Source states place the model at the selected time. Reconstructed flight, estimates, predictions and historical mission plans are identified by interval; gaps remain visible.

J2000 · Sun-centered display · positions interpolated between source states

Coverage: June 30, 2001 to April 5, 2009

Source records and sampling assumptions are retained with the repository data. Model attitude and surface appearance are illustrative.

  • WMAP: Estimated · June 30, 2001 to April 5, 2009

Provenance

Sources

Each source is listed once and labeled with the mission, event, trajectory, or destination/body context it supports.

Data verified through October 12, 2026