The James Webb Space Telescope Mission Status

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The James Webb Space Telescope Mission Status

Michael McElwain / Lee Feinberg / Randy Kimble / Charles Bowers / J Scott Knight / Charles Atkinson / Marshall Perrin / Jane Rigby / Erin Smith / Christopher Stark / ... [more]

Abstract

The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) is a large, infrared space telescope that recently completed its on-orbit commissioning activities and will now embark on the first year of approved science. Its architecture includes many first-of-its-kind innovations for space, including a segmented primary mirror that is 6.6 m in diameter and a 5-layer sunshield used to passively cool the telescope and its four science instruments. Although Webb had an extensive test program, the system-level performance often relied on predictions based on integrated modeling, using conservative factors for the model uncertainties and primarily focusing on evaluating the performance requirements at end of life. A set of commissioning activities were designed for a system-level characterization of the performance. This proceeding will provide the status of the mission, including a discussion of the major events, on-orbit system performance, and early science highlights.

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Title :

The James Webb Space Telescope Mission Status

Contributors:

Michael McElwain (author) / Lee Feinberg (author) / Randy Kimble (author) / Charles Bowers (author) / J Scott Knight (author) / Charles Atkinson (author) / Marshall Perrin (author) / Jane Rigby (author) / Erin Smith (author) / Christopher Stark (author)

Conference:

SPIE Optics and Photonics ; 2022 ; Montreal, CA

Type of media :

Miscellaneous

Type of material :

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Language :

English

Keywords :

Astrophysics