Hank: the James Webb Space Telescope will reach stable orbit at L2 29 days after launch and send its first images five to six months after launch (2021)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2021-12-24) · owner: Hank
On Christmas Eve 2021 Hank laid out the James Webb Space Telescope's timeline: mirrors deployed 13 days after launch, a stable orbit at L2 after 29 days, and first images five to six months after launch.
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About: James Webb Space Telescope, Lagrange point
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-24 | predicted | Mirrors are fully deployed 13 days after launch and Webb reaches a stable orbit at L2 at 29 days; after four to five months of calibration, first images arrive five to six months after launch. | 29 Days of Astronomical Terror 00:02:55 |
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- 2021-12-24 · 29 Days of Astronomical Terror — Hank: Webb will orbit a gravitationally stable point beyond the Sun-Earth system, so all heat sources lie in one direction and its five giant heat shields keep the telescope cold enough to liquefy air. — 00:01:27