Telescope Launch October 2021. The launch window. October 2021 The Journey to Kourou.
The telescope is set to launch on a European workhorse Ariane-5 rocket at the end of October 2021 with the first observations expected in 2022. 31 2021 for the launch of the agencys James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic as well as technical challenges. The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to lift off at 720 am.
In this photo provided by NASA Arianespaces Ariane 5 rocket with NASAs James Webb Space Telescope onboard is seen at the launch pad Thursday Dec.
From its remote orbit Webb is expected to beam back new clues to the origins of the Universe. The launch of the NASAESACSA James Webb Space Telescope Webb on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana is now planned for 31 October 2021. The James Webb Space Telescope is lowered onto the top of an Ariane 5 rocket in an assembly building at Europes Spaceport in French Guiana December 11 2021. The launch of the Webb Space Telescope is a pivotal moment -- this is just the beginning for the Webb mission said Gregory L.