James Webb Space Telescope
NASA Satellite
Orbiting infrared observatory at the Sun-Earth L2 point with a 6.5-meter gold-coated beryllium mirror, studying galaxy formation, star lifecycles, exoplanets, and the early universe across 0.6 to 28.5 microns
6,200 kg
L2
10 yr
6.5 m
0.6-28.5 µm
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