the James Webb Space Telescope
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
space telescope
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| gptkbp:climate |
approximately 40 K
|
| gptkbp:collaborations |
international collaboration
|
| gptkbp:dataUsage |
gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute
gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center |
| gptkbp:designedBy |
gptkb:Canadian_Space_Agency
gptkb:European_Space_Agency NASA |
| gptkbp:developer |
over 25 years
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| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
July 12, 2022
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| gptkbp:hasLength |
infrared
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the James Webb Space Telescope
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| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:Mid-Infrared_Instrument_(MIRI)
gptkb:Near_Infrared_Spectrograph_(NIRSpec) Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) Fine_Guidance_Sensor/Near_InfraRed_Imager_and_Slitless_Spectrograph_(FGS/NIRISS) |
| gptkbp:launchDate |
December 25, 2021
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| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:Arianespace
|
| gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
|
| gptkbp:launchVehicle |
gptkb:Ariane_5
|
| gptkbp:lighting |
January 2022
22 meters by 12 meters |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:L2_Lagrange_point
|
| gptkbp:missions |
10 years
|
| gptkbp:offers |
$10 billion
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
gptkb:Space_Telescope_Science_Institute
gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center operational halo orbit |
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
6.5 meters
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
2022
|
| gptkbp:reflects |
18 hexagonal segments
|
| gptkbp:scientificName |
astronomers
astrophysicists planetary scientists cosmologists study exoplanets study the formation of stars study the early universe study the formation of galaxies sensitive to faint light capable of detecting carbon dioxide capable of detecting chemical signatures of life capable of detecting methane capable of detecting organic molecules capable of detecting water vapor capable of imaging capable of observing distant galaxies capable of spectroscopy capable of studying atmospheres of exoplanets |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
|
| gptkbp:weight |
6,200 kilograms
|