James Webb Space Telescope

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The James Webb Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory designed to study the universe in infrared light, revealing the formation of the first galaxies, stars, and planetary systems with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA space observatory ⓘ
infrared observatory ⓘ
space telescope ⓘ
abbreviation JWST ⓘ
capability coronagraphic imaging ⓘ
deep field imaging ⓘ
multi-object spectroscopy ⓘ
time-series observations ⓘ
transit spectroscopy of exoplanets ⓘ
communicationBand Ka-band ⓘ
S-band ⓘ
constructionStart early 2000s ⓘ
coolingMethod cryocooler for mid-infrared instrument ⓘ
passive cooling ⓘ
costEstimate around 10 billion US dollars ⓘ
countryOfLaunch France ⓘ
dataArchive Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ⓘ
designedOperatingTemperature around 40 Kelvin ⓘ
developmentProgram NASA Great Observatories program successor ⓘ
distanceFromEarth approximately 1.5 million kilometers ⓘ
fieldOfRegard approximately 39 percent of the sky at any time ⓘ
firstImagesReleaseDate 2022-07-12 ⓘ
firstLightDate 2022-07-12 ⓘ
fullName James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
hasInstrument FGS/NIRISS ⓘ
MIRI ⓘ
NIRCam ⓘ
NIRSpec ⓘ
instrumentType Fine Guidance Sensor ⓘ
Mid-Infrared Instrument ⓘ
Near Infrared Camera ⓘ
linked to: NIRCam

Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph ⓘ
Near Infrared Spectrograph ⓘ
linked to: NIRSpec
internationalCollaboration NASA–ESA–CSA collaboration ⓘ
launchDate 2021-12-25 ⓘ
launchLocation Kourou, French Guiana ⓘ
linked to: Guiana Space Centre
launchSite Guiana Space Centre ⓘ
launchVehicle Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
librationPoint Sun–Earth L2 ⓘ
locatedAt space ⓘ
massAtLaunch approximately 6200 kilograms ⓘ
mirrorManufacturer Ball Aerospace ⓘ
missionStart 2021-12-25 ⓘ
missionType astronomy ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
namedAfter James E. Webb ⓘ
notableFirstImageTarget Carina Nebula ⓘ
SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster ⓘ
Southern Ring Nebula ⓘ
Stephan's Quintet ⓘ
notableFirstSpectrumTarget exoplanet WASP-96b ⓘ
numberOfPrimaryMirrorSegments 18 ⓘ
observes Solar System objects ⓘ
exoplanets ⓘ
galaxies ⓘ
nebulae ⓘ
star-forming regions ⓘ
operator Canadian Space Agency ⓘ
European Space Agency ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
orbitType halo orbit around Sun–Earth L2 point ⓘ
orientationConstraint sunshield must face the Sun, Earth, and Moon ⓘ
originalPlannedLaunchYear around 2007 ⓘ
plannedExtendedMissionDuration 10 years or more ⓘ
powerSource solar arrays ⓘ
predecessor Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope ⓘ
primaryContractor Northrop Grumman ⓘ
primaryMirrorDiameter 6.5 meters ⓘ
primaryMirrorShape segmented hexagonal mirror ⓘ
primaryMissionDuration 5 years ⓘ
primaryScienceBand infrared ⓘ
projectPhase operational ⓘ
scienceGoal characterize exoplanet atmospheres ⓘ
observe reionization era ⓘ
study evolution of galaxies ⓘ
study first galaxies ⓘ
study objects in the Solar System ⓘ
study planetary system formation ⓘ
study protoplanetary disks ⓘ
study star formation ⓘ
study stellar populations ⓘ
scienceOperationsCenter Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ
spaceAgency CSA ⓘ
ESA ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
successorTo Hubble Space Telescope in infrared ⓘ
Spitzer Space Telescope in infrared ⓘ
sunshieldFunction thermal protection ⓘ
sunshieldLayers 5 ⓘ
sunshieldManufacturer Northrop Grumman ⓘ
sunshieldMaterial Kapton ⓘ
telescopeType Ritchey–Chrétien reflector ⓘ
wavelengthRange 0.6 to 28 micrometers ⓘ

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NASA → launchedMission → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
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James Webb Space Telescope → fullName → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
James Webb Space Telescope → abbreviation → JWST ⓘ
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NASA Astrophysics Division → overseesMission → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Northrop Grumman → developed → James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror ⓘ
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Deep Space Network → notableMissionSupported → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Ariane 5 ECA → notablePayload → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Guiana Space Centre → launchesFromHere → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Sun–Earth L2 → usedBy → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
NIRCam → partOf → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
NIRCam → telescope → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
MIRI → partOf → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
MIRI → telescope → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
MIRI → observatory → JWST ⓘ
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MIRI → spacecraft → JWST observatory ⓘ
linked to: James Webb Space Telescope
FGS/NIRISS → partOf → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
FGS/NIRISS → locatedOn → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
FGS/NIRISS → telescope → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
FGS/NIRISS → launchedWith → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Fine Guidance Sensor → partOf → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Fine Guidance Sensor → spacecraft → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Fine Guidance Sensor → mission → James Webb Space Telescope mission ⓘ
linked to: James Webb Space Telescope
NASA–ESA–CSA collaboration → notableWork → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster → observedBy → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster → featuredIn → JWST image known as Webb’s First Deep Field ⓘ
linked to: James Webb Space Telescope
Carina Nebula → observedBy → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Stephan's Quintet → observedByTelescope → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
WASP-96b → observedBy → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
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NIRSpec → partOf → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
NIRSpec → locatedOn → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
NIRSpec → launchedWith → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Southern Ring Nebula → observedBy → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
James E. Webb → familyName → Webb ⓘ
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James E. Webb → namesakeOf → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
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Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph → partOf → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
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Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph → developedFor → James Webb Space Telescope mission ⓘ
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Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph → mission → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
NASA APD → overseesMission → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Aston Webb → familyName → Webb ⓘ
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NASA spacecraft → includes → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope → relatedTo → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
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Ariane launch vehicle programme → notableMissionLaunched → James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ