Ariane 5 ECA+ | James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Dec. 25, 2021, 12:20 p.m. - Dec. 25, 2021, 12:52 p.m.
Dec. 25, 2021, 12:20 p.m. - Dec. 25, 2021, 12:52 p.m.
The James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope developed by NASA, ESA and CSA to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA's flagship astrophysics mission. Its primary mirror, the Optical Telescope Element, is composed of 18 hexagonal mirror segments which combine to create a 6.5 m diameter mirror, considerably larger than Hubble's 2.4 m mirror. This will allow JWST to provide improved infrared resolution and sensitivity over Hubble, and will enable a broad range of investigations across the fields of astronomy and cosmology, including observing some of the most distant events and objects in the universe, such as the formation of the first galaxies.
Successful launch confirmed
Delaying by 24 hours due to adverse weather forecast
Go for launch.
New NET date.
New launch date confirmed after additional spacecraft testing.
Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
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