JWST

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:apertureShape hexagonal
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:Mikulski_Archive_for_Space_Telescopes
gptkbp:assemblyLocation gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:cost ~$10 billion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataDownlink gptkb:Ka-band
gptkbp:delayedFromOriginalLaunch yes
gptkbp:deployment ~1 month
gptkbp:expectedMissionDuration 10 years
gptkbp:firstImageReleaseDate 2022-07-12
gptkbp:firstLight 2022-02-02
gptkbp:firstTarget gptkb:SMACS_0723
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:CSA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JWST
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:FGS/NIRISS
gptkb:MIRI
gptkb:NIRCam
gptkb:NIRSpec
gptkbp:launchDate 2021-12-25
gptkbp:launchMass 6,161 kg
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:mirrorMaterial beryllium
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_E._Webb
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Gregory_L._Robinson
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:CSA
gptkbp:orbitType halo orbit around Sun-Earth L2
gptkbp:originalPlannedLaunchYear 2007
gptkbp:partner gptkb:Canadian_Space_Agency
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:primaryMirrorCoating gptkb:gold
gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter 18
6.5 meters
gptkbp:publicDisclosure yes
gptkbp:scientificGoals study exoplanets
study first galaxies
study planetary systems
study star formation
gptkbp:solarArrayPower ~2 kW
gptkbp:startYear 1996
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:sunshieldLayers 5
gptkbp:sunshieldMaterial gptkb:Kapton
gptkbp:sunshieldSize 21.2 x 14.2 meters
gptkbp:temperatureAtOperation ~50 K
gptkbp:testLocation gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkbp:wavelengthRange infrared
gptkbp:website https://jwst.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4