James Webb Space Telescope Launch News 2021. The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket. NASA has confirmed plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit on December 18 2021.
The Ariane 5 rocket with NASAs James Webb Space Telescope on board is seen on the launch pad at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou French Guiana on Dec. NASA has confirmed plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit on December 18 2021. FILE In this Saturday Dec.
The launch vehicle is part of the European contribution to the mission.
The Webb space telescope launched off planet Earth at 7. The 10 billion flying observatory will liftoff on an Ariane-5 rocket at 550 pm. The telescope known as Webb blasted off from the Arianespace spaceport in French Guiana on 25 December 2021 at 1220 pm - the culmination of decades of scientific collaboration. The Webb space telescope launched off planet Earth at 7.