A new step towards the mission of James Webb Super Space Telescope detached from Ariane 5 at 13.47 Italian time today, Its launch vehicle. The European Space Agency also announced that the deployment of the solar array, which began 69 seconds after detachment from the web launcher, was a success. Launch of the web Arianespace launches an ESA-supplied Ariane 5 rocket for the European Space Agency December 13, 13:20 Italian time, from the European space port in Kauro, French Guiana.

Jesus explains “Thanks to Ariane 5’s very precise launch path, the web’s solar array was able to deploy immediately. After separation from Area 5, it captures sunlight to power the observatory. The European Space Agency has released a video of this crucial step in Webb’s mission. The camera was made by the Irish company Realtra Space Systems Engineering.

The Web is the second largest space observatory after HubbleThe telescope, launched in 1990, is designed to answer unresolved questions about the universe. Scientists are expecting groundbreaking discoveries from the web in all areas of astronomy. The Web will see more about our origins: from the formation of stars and planets to the birth of the first galaxies in the early universe.. The mission of the Super Space Telescope was born out of an international partnership between NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).