James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Satellite

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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

Specifications

mass kg 6200
orbit L2
design life years 10
mirror diameter m 6.5
wavelength microns 0.6-28.5
mirror segments 18

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