ꯖꯦꯝꯁ ꯋꯦꯕ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁꯀꯣꯞ

ꯖꯦꯝꯁ ꯋꯦꯕ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁꯀꯣꯞ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯏꯟꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯔꯦꯗ ꯑꯦꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯣꯃꯤ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯞꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯇꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯕ ꯑꯣꯞꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯞ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯏꯟꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯔꯦꯗ ꯔꯤꯖꯣꯂꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯟꯁꯤꯇꯤꯕꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯍꯕꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯞꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯑꯔꯤꯕ, ꯂꯥꯞꯅ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯅ ꯂꯥꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯕ ꯄꯣꯠꯁꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯦꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯣꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯁ꯭ꯃꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯕ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯉꯃꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯄꯥꯅꯔꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯊꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯒꯦꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯕ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯣ-ꯄ꯭ꯂꯥꯅꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯠꯃꯣꯁ꯭ꯐꯤꯌꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯃꯇꯧꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯀꯨꯞꯄ ꯃꯔꯣꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯫

ꯖꯦꯝꯁ ꯋꯦꯕ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁꯀꯣꯞ

Rendering of the James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed.
ꯃꯃꯤꯡ	Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST; 1996–2002)
ꯃꯤꯁꯟ ꯃꯈꯜ	Astronomy
ꯑꯁꯤꯟ-ꯑꯔꯥꯡ	STScI (NASA) / ESA / ASC
ꯀꯣꯁꯄꯥꯔ ꯑꯥꯏꯗꯤ	2021-130A
SATCAT no.	50463
ꯋꯦꯕꯁꯥꯏꯠ	Official website
ꯃꯤꯁꯟ ꯃꯇꯝ	2 ꯆꯍꯤs, 10 ꯊꯥs, 9 ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠs (elapsed) 5½ years (primary mission) 10 years (planned) 20 years (expected life)
Spacecraft properties
ꯁꯥꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕ	Northrop Grumman Ball Aerospace L3Harris
ꯊꯥꯒꯠꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯔꯨꯝꯕ	꯶,꯱꯶꯱.꯴ ꯀꯤg (꯲,꯱꯷,꯳꯴꯰ oz)
Dimensions	꯲꯰.꯱꯹꯷ × ꯱꯴.꯱꯶꯲ m (꯶꯶.꯲꯶ × ꯴꯶.꯴꯶ ft), sunshield
ꯃꯇꯤꯛ	2 kW
Start of mission
ꯊꯥꯒꯠꯈꯤꯕ ꯆꯩꯆꯠ	꯲꯵ ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯲꯱ (꯲꯰꯲꯱-꯱꯲-꯲꯵), 12:20 UTC
ꯔꯣꯀꯦꯠ	Ariane 5 ECA (VA256)
ꯊꯥꯒꯠꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ	Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Entered service	꯲꯰꯲꯲ ꯖꯨꯂꯥꯏ ꯱꯲
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Sun–Earth L2 orbit
Regime	Halo orbit
Periapsis altitude	꯲,꯵꯰,꯰꯰꯰ ꯀꯤm (꯸꯲,꯰꯰,꯰꯰,꯰꯰꯰ ft)
Apoapsis altitude	꯸,꯳꯲,꯰꯰꯰ ꯀꯤm (꯲.꯷꯳꯰×꯱꯰꯹ ft)
Period	6 months
Main telescope
ꯃꯈꯜ	Korsch telescope
Diameter	꯶.꯵ m (꯲꯱ ft)
Focal length	꯱꯳꯱.꯴ m (꯴꯳꯱ ft)
Focal ratio	f/20.2
Collecting area	꯲꯵.꯴ m2 (꯲꯷꯳ sq ft)
Wavelengths	0.6–28.3 μm (orange to mid-infrared)
Transponders
Band	S-band, telemetry and telecommand Ka-band, science data downlink
Bandwidth	S-band up: 16 kbit/s S-band down: 40 kbit/s Ka-band down: up to 28 Mbit/s
Instruments
FGS-NIRISS MIRI NIRCam NIRSpec
Elements
Integrated Science Instrument Module Optical Telescope Element Spacecraft (Bus and Sunshield)
James Webb Space Telescope mission logo

ꯖꯦꯝꯁ ꯋꯦꯕꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯡꯁꯦꯜ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕ

ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯊꯧꯔꯃꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯂꯦꯞꯄ

• ꯱꯹꯹꯶: ꯃꯊꯪ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯞ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯲꯰꯰꯰: ꯅꯦꯛꯁꯁ ꯀꯦꯟꯁꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ (ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤ ꯗꯦꯃꯣ) ꯫
• ꯁꯦꯞꯇꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯰꯲: ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯖꯤ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯅꯥ ꯖꯦꯃꯁ ꯋꯦꯕ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯞ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯊꯣꯟꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯱꯱ ꯁꯦꯞꯇꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯰꯳: ꯇꯤ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯗꯕ꯭ꯜꯌꯨ.ꯗ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯗꯣꯂꯔ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯌꯟ ꯸꯲꯴.꯸ꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯝ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯥꯒꯤ ꯫
• ꯖꯅꯨꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯲꯰꯰꯷: ꯹/꯱꯰ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯈꯠꯂꯛꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯇꯦꯃꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯅꯟ-ꯑꯦꯗꯚꯣꯀꯦꯠ ꯔꯤꯚꯤꯌꯨ ꯄꯥꯁ ꯇꯧꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯞꯔꯤꯜ ꯲꯰꯱꯰: ꯃꯤꯁꯟ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯔꯤꯚꯤꯌꯨ (ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯁꯤ.ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯥꯔ.)ꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯖꯨꯂꯥꯏ ꯲꯰꯱꯱: ꯖꯦꯃꯁ ꯋꯦꯕ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯦꯟꯁꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯆꯩꯊꯦꯡ ꯄꯤꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯅꯕꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯱꯱: ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯅꯥ ꯀꯦꯟꯁꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯝꯕꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯡꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯲꯰꯱꯲: ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯏ ꯍꯦꯟꯗ-ꯑꯣꯐ ꯫
• ꯃꯥꯔꯆ ꯲꯰꯱꯳: ꯏꯟꯇꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯁꯥꯏꯟꯁ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯏ ꯃꯣꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯜ (ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯝ.)ꯗ ꯑꯦꯐ.ꯖꯤ.ꯑꯦꯁ./ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯅꯥ ꯈꯤꯟꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯴ ꯖꯨꯂꯥꯏ ꯲꯰꯱꯳: ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯗ ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯑꯥꯏ.
• ꯃꯥꯔꯆ ꯲꯰꯱꯴: ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯗ ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯀꯦ.ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯲꯴–꯲꯵ ꯃꯥꯔꯆ ꯲꯰꯱꯴: ꯑꯦꯟ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯥꯔ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯄꯦꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯑꯥꯏ.ꯑꯦꯝ.ꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯖꯨꯟ ꯲꯰꯱꯴: ꯒꯣꯗꯥꯔꯗ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯑꯦꯅꯚꯥꯏꯔꯅꯃꯦꯟꯇ ꯁꯤꯃꯨꯂꯦꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯑꯣꯖꯦꯅꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯎꯅ ꯈꯨꯠꯂꯥꯏ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯀꯝꯕꯤꯅꯦꯠ ꯇꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯫
• ꯲꯰꯱꯴: ꯆꯍꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯀꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯊꯪꯗ ꯄꯤꯕꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯗꯣꯂꯔ ꯃꯤꯂꯤꯌꯟ ꯶꯵꯰ ꯌꯧꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯐꯦꯕ꯭ꯔꯨꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯲꯰꯱꯵: ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯃꯥꯔꯤ ꯃꯤꯡꯁꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯛꯁꯥꯒꯣꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯒꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯱꯵: ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯟꯆꯔꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯲꯰꯱꯸ꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯛꯇꯣꯕꯔꯗ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯈꯨꯠꯌꯦꯛ ꯄꯤꯅꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯃꯥꯔꯆ ꯲꯰꯱꯶: ꯈꯨꯂꯥꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯡꯁꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯑꯣꯖꯦꯅꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯳ ꯃꯥꯔꯆ ꯲꯰꯱꯶: ꯑꯣꯞꯇꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯁ꯭ꯀꯣꯞ ꯏꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇ (ꯑꯣ.ꯇꯤ.ꯏ.)ꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗꯔꯤ ꯃꯤꯡꯁꯦꯜ ꯈꯤꯟꯒꯠꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯃꯥꯔꯆ ꯲꯰꯱꯶: ꯑꯣ.ꯇꯤ.ꯏ.ꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯐ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯣꯞꯇꯤꯛꯁ ꯁꯕꯁꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯝ ꯈꯤꯟꯒꯠꯈꯤ ꯫
• ꯅꯕꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯱꯶: ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯈꯤ, ꯑꯍꯦꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯛꯀꯗꯧꯕꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯫
• ꯖꯅꯨꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯲꯰꯱꯷: ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯱꯶ꯇꯥ ꯚꯥꯏꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯑꯦꯅꯣꯃꯦꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ ꯫
• ꯲꯷ ꯃꯥꯔꯆ ꯲꯰꯱꯸: ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯄꯜꯁꯟ ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯉꯥꯜꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯇꯦꯟꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯒꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯅ ꯏꯁꯨꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯥꯛꯄꯗꯒꯤ ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.
• ꯲꯷ ꯖꯨꯟ ꯲꯰꯱꯸: ꯃꯅꯤꯡꯇꯝꯕ ꯔꯤꯚꯤꯌꯨ ꯕꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯔꯤꯀꯃꯦꯟꯗꯦꯁꯟꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯥ ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.
• ꯱꯶ ꯖꯨꯂꯥꯏ ꯲꯰꯲꯰: ꯀꯣꯕꯤꯗ-꯱꯹ ꯂꯥꯏꯆꯠꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯁꯥꯐꯨꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯀꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅ ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.
• ꯱ ꯖꯨꯟ ꯲꯰꯲꯱: ꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯵ ꯂꯣꯟꯆ ꯚꯦꯍꯤꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯟꯆ ꯁꯥꯏꯠ ꯁꯦꯝ ꯁꯥꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯋꯥꯕ ꯂꯩꯕꯅ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅ ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.
• ꯸ ꯁꯦꯞꯇꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯲꯱: ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.ꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯲꯰꯲꯱ꯒꯤ ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯱꯸ꯗ ꯌꯩꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤ ꯫
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• ꯱꯵ ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ ꯲꯰꯲꯱: ꯖꯦ.ꯗꯕꯜꯌꯨ.ꯑꯦꯁ.ꯇꯤ.