James Webb Space Telescope Observatory
James Webb Space Telescope observatory launched on 25 December 2021 and operates near the Sun-Earth L2 point.
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Identity
- Family Name
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Full Name
- James Webb Space Telescope Observatory
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- James Webb Space Telescope observatory launched on 25 December 2021 and operates near the Sun-Earth L2 point.
- First Flight Year
- 2,021
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- spacecraft
- Propulsion System
- Role
- maneuvering
- Stage
- spacecraft
- Variant Notes
- Integrated JWST propulsion subsystem: four SCATs plus eight MRE-1 thrusters; exact SCAT manufacturer/model lineage is not asserted.
- Name
- James Webb Space Telescope integrated propulsion installation
- Notes
- JWST's integrated propulsion subsystem comprises four SCAT bipropellant thrusters for major orbit correction and station keeping plus eight hydrazine-only MRE-1 thrusters for attitude control and reaction-wheel momentum unloading. This relationship records one whole-subsystem installation; the component thruster count remains in notes.
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 18:12:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 7, 2026 at 21:49:57 UTC