James Webb Space Telescope Ariane 5 2021. 10 billion telescope to probe universes past and present. NASAs James Webb Space Telescope JWST was launched at 550 pm IST on December 25.
ESA-MPedoussaut After its arrival in the final assembly building Webb was slowly hoisted nearly 130 feet and then perfectly aligned on top of the Ariane 5 after which technicians bolted. Solid rocket booster separation occurred at T2 minutes 22. Launch of James Webb Space Telescope TwitterArianespace James Webb Space Telescope Launch Highlights.
NASA December 25 2021.
Webb NASAs largest space science telescope ever constructed will be the successor of the Hubble Space Telescope that has been in service. Screenshot of the launch of the Ariane-5 rocket carrying the James Webb Telescope a rendering of the telescope in space NASA. The Webb space telescope launched off planet Earth at 720 am. Dangerously high winds in the region mean the telescope will have to be on Earth for another day and the launch is now scheduled for Christmas.