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Structure of James Webb Space Telescope replace Hubble Telescope
Structure of James Webb Space Telescope replacing Hubble Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope offers larger and segmented mirror of 6.5 meter diameter and is located near Earth-Sun L2 point.
A large sunshield will keep the mirror and four science instruments below 50 K (-220o C; -370o F.
The optical telescope Element (OTE) is the eye of James Webb Space telescope which gathers light coming from space and provides information to the scientific instruments.
Optical Telescope Element consists of mirrors, structures and subsystems that support the optics.
Major components of JWST are Mirrors, instruments, sun shield and bus containing subsystems.
There are three major sections of JWST that are Optical Telescope Element, Spacecraft Element and Integrated Science Instrument Module.
The project has been constructed with the collaboration with 17 countries heading NASA.
European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency has made significant contributions in the project.
James Webb Space Telescope is named after the second administrator of NASA James E. Webb who played an important role in Apollo program.
