JWST launch configuration
![](https://cdn.sci.esa.int/documents/34594/35357/1567218009594-009666_JWST-on-A5_410.jpg)
Date: 13 October 2009
Satellite: JWST
Depicts: The spacecraft in launch configuration mated with the launcher
Copyright: ESA-David Ducros
Illustration of the JWST spacecraft in its stowed launch configuration, mated on top of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher's upper stage and encapsulated by the launcher fairing.
Last Update: 1 September 2019