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JWST launch configuration


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
23-Jan-2026 23:50 UT

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