James Webb Space Telescope

NASA/ESA/CSA space infrared telescope launched in 2021. James Webb Space Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021 aboard a Ariane 5ECA+ from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 26, 2021).

COSPAR 2021-130ANORAD 50463United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: JWST
Common name: James Webb Space Telescope
Payload designation: James Webb Space Telescope
International designator: 2021-130A
NORAD catalog number: 50463
GCAT identifier: S50463
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1041

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: NASA FO
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: Northrop Grummann Aerospace Systems
Platform (bus): JWST

Launch

Date: December 25, 2021 · 12:20 UTC
Launch record: 2021-130Success
Rocket: Ariane 5ECA+
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 315 km
Apogee: 1,048,000 km
Inclination: 4.17°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: December 26, 2021
Last known active: Mar 4, 2023

Size

Mass: 6,161 kg
Dry mass: 5,861 kg
Length: 8.0 m
Diameter: 4.50 m
Span: 21.2 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D01093
Final central body: SEL2
Phase start: January 24, 2022
Phase outcome: In orbit

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Dec 26, 2021	Earth	Jan 24, 2022	Escaped to another body	SEL2

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q186447 (CC0).