<Table> James Webb Space Telescope <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 6 out of 18 mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope being subjected to temperature dipping test </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Names </Th> <Td> Next Generation Space Telescope James Webb Space Telescope </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission type </Th> <Td> Astronomy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> jwst.nasa.gov sci.esa.int/jwst asc-csa.gc.ca jwst.stsci.edu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission duration </Th> <Td> 5 years ( design ) 10 years ( goal ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Spacecraft properties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Northrop Grumman Ball Aerospace </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch mass </Th> <Td> 6,500 kg ( 14,300 lb ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 20.197 m × 14.162 m ( 66.26 ft × 46.46 ft ) ( sunshield ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Power </Th> <Td> 2,000 watts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Start of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Td> Spring 2019 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rocket </Th> <Td> Ariane 5 ECA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch site </Th> <Td> Kourou ELA - 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Contractor </Th> <Td> Arianespace </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Orbital parameters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference system </Th> <Td> Sun -- Earth L </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Regime </Th> <Td> Halo orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Periapsis </Th> <Td> 374,000 km ( 232,000 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Apoapsis </Th> <Td> 1,500,000 km ( 930,000 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 6 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epoch </Th> <Td> planned </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Main </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Korsch telescope </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 6.5 m ( 21 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Focal length </Th> <Td> 131.4 m ( 431 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Collecting area </Th> <Td> 25 m ( 270 sq ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wavelengths </Th> <Td> from 0.6 μm ( orange ) to 28.5 μm ( mid-infrared ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Transponders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Band </Th> <Td> S - band ( TT&C support ) K band ( data acquisition ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bandwidth </Th> <Td> S - band up : 16 kbit / s S - band down : 40 kbit / s K band down : up to 28 Mbit / s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> ( show ) Instruments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NIRCam </Th> <Td> Near IR Camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NIRSpec </Th> <Td> Near - Infrared Spectrograph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MIRI </Th> <Td> Mid IR Instrument </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NIRISS </Th> <Td> Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FGS </Th> <Td> <P> Fine Guidance Sensor Elements : </P> <Ul> <Li> Integrated Science Instrument Module </Li> <Li> Optical Telescope Element </Li> <Li> Spacecraft Element ( Spacecraft Bus + Sunshield ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> James Webb Space Telescope insignia </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> James Webb Space Telescope <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 6 out of 18 mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope being subjected to temperature dipping test </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Names </Th> <Td> Next Generation Space Telescope James Webb Space Telescope </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission type </Th> <Td> Astronomy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> jwst.nasa.gov sci.esa.int/jwst asc-csa.gc.ca jwst.stsci.edu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission duration </Th> <Td> 5 years ( design ) 10 years ( goal ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Spacecraft properties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Northrop Grumman Ball Aerospace </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch mass </Th> <Td> 6,500 kg ( 14,300 lb ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 20.197 m × 14.162 m ( 66.26 ft × 46.46 ft ) ( sunshield ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Power </Th> <Td> 2,000 watts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Start of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Td> Spring 2019 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rocket </Th> <Td> Ariane 5 ECA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch site </Th> <Td> Kourou ELA - 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Contractor </Th> <Td> Arianespace </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Orbital parameters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference system </Th> <Td> Sun -- Earth L </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Regime </Th> <Td> Halo orbit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Periapsis </Th> <Td> 374,000 km ( 232,000 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Apoapsis </Th> <Td> 1,500,000 km ( 930,000 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 6 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epoch </Th> <Td> planned </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Main </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Korsch telescope </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 6.5 m ( 21 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Focal length </Th> <Td> 131.4 m ( 431 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Collecting area </Th> <Td> 25 m ( 270 sq ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wavelengths </Th> <Td> from 0.6 μm ( orange ) to 28.5 μm ( mid-infrared ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Transponders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Band </Th> <Td> S - band ( TT&C support ) K band ( data acquisition ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bandwidth </Th> <Td> S - band up : 16 kbit / s S - band down : 40 kbit / s K band down : up to 28 Mbit / s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> ( show ) Instruments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NIRCam </Th> <Td> Near IR Camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NIRSpec </Th> <Td> Near - Infrared Spectrograph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MIRI </Th> <Td> Mid IR Instrument </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NIRISS </Th> <Td> Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FGS </Th> <Td> <P> Fine Guidance Sensor Elements : </P> <Ul> <Li> Integrated Science Instrument Module </Li> <Li> Optical Telescope Element </Li> <Li> Spacecraft Element ( Spacecraft Bus + Sunshield ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> James Webb Space Telescope insignia </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when does the james webb space telescope launch
when does the james webb space telescope launch
Spring 2019
Spring 2019