James Webb Space Telescope Size
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James webb space telescope size. And process improvements ote optics review. It was assembled in california by 2015 and. 3 mirrors developed medium authority glass ule low authority beryllium amsd phase 3 six sigma study be manuf.
8 mirror designs amsd phase 2. The james webb space telescope is the long awaited follow on to the hubble space telescope one of the most productive science satellites ever launched. The james webb space telescope sometimes called jwst or webb is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the hubble space telescope with longer wavelength coverage and greatly improved sensitivity the longer wavelengths enable webb to look much closer to the beginning of time and to hunt for the unobserved formation of the first galaxies as well.
Webb will be the premier observatory of the next decade serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. Webb s mirrors have a 6 5 meter or over 21 foot diameter. Webb has a 6 5 meter diameter primary mirror which would.
A technician inspects the mirror panels of the james webb space telescope in 2010. James webb space telescope advanced mirror system demonstrator amsd collaboration among 3 government agencies 15kg m2 1 2m diameter segments amsd phase 1. It is made primarily of graphite composite material.
The structure of the spacecraft bus must support the 6 5 ton space telescope while it itself weighs 350 kg about 770 lb.