| Launch Date: | 2008 |
| Launch Vehicle: | Ariane-5 |
| Estimated Lifetime: | 15 months routine operations |
| Orbit: |
L2 The second Sun-Earth Lagrange Point (~ 1.5 million km from Earth, or 3.9 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon) |
| Wavelength Coverage: | 0.033-1.0 cm |
| Telescope: | 1.5 m |
| Detectors: |
LFI: 56 HEMTs (30-100 GHz)
HFI: 48 Bolometers (100-850 GHz) |
| Resolution: |
LFI: 12-33' (100-33 GHz)
HFI: 10.7-5' (100-857 GHz) |
| Science Capabilities: | Total Power and Polarization Capabilities |
| Launch Mass: | 1.5 tons |
| Dimensions: | ~ 4 m high × 4.5 m wide |