James Webb Space Telescope

Summary

James Webb Space Telescope is a space telescope^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,708 views/month, #1 of 124).^[2]

Key Facts

• James Webb Space Telescope's instance of is recorded as space telescope^[3].
• James Webb Space Telescope's instance of is recorded as Korsch telescope^[4].
• James Webb Space Telescope is operated by Space Telescope Science Institute^[5].
• James Webb Space Telescope is operated by Goddard Space Flight Center^[6].
• James E. Webb is named after James Webb Space Telescope^[7].
• James Webb Space Telescope followed Hubble Space Telescope^[8].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Northrop Grumman Corporation^[9].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Ball Aerospace & Technologies^[10].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as L3Harris Technologies^[11].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as General Dynamics Mission Systems^[12].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Materion^[13].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Raytheon^[14].
• James Webb Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Teledyne Technologies^[15].
• James Webb Space Telescope's Commons category is recorded as James Webb Space Telescope^[16].
• James Webb Space Telescope's space launch vehicle is recorded as Ariane 5 ECA^[17].
• James Webb Space Telescope's country of origin is recorded as United States^[18].
• James Webb Space Telescope's type of orbit is recorded as halo orbit^[19].
• James Webb Space Telescope comprises James Webb Space Telescope sunshield^[20].
• James Webb Space Telescope comprises Optical Telescope Element^[21].
• James Webb Space Telescope comprises Integrated Science Instrument Module^[22].
• James Webb Space Telescope comprises Spacecraft Bus^[23].
• James Webb Space Telescope's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as December 25, 2021^[24].
• James Webb Space Telescope's significant event is recorded as proposal^[25].
• James Webb Space Telescope's significant event is recorded as design review^[26].
• James Webb Space Telescope's significant event is recorded as design review^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for James Webb Space Telescope include Webb's First Deep Field^[28], a photograph^[29], founded in 2022^[30].

Why It Matters

James Webb Space Telescope ranks in the top 0.81% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,708 views/month, #1 of 124).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

It is credited with the discovery of LHS 475 b^[33], an exoplanet^[34]; JADES-GS-z13-0^[35], a Lyman-break galaxy^[36]; and CEERS-93316^[37], a galaxy^[38]. Entities named for it include Webb's First Deep Field^[28], a photograph^[29], founded in 2022^[30].

FAQs

What did James Webb Space Telescope discover?

James Webb Space Telescope is credited as discoverer of LHS 475 b^[33], JADES-GS-z13-0^[35], and CEERS-93316^[37].