The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) sunshield is a passive thermal control system deployed post-launch to shield the telescope and instrumentation from...

component of the JWST, hosting a multitude of computing, communication, electric power, propulsion, and structural parts. Along with the sunshield, it forms...

three elements of the JWST are the Optical Telescope Element (OTE), the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) and the sunshield. Region 3 of ISIM is...

2018: JWST launch delayed to at least May 2020 as issues arise, including ones with the propulsion system and potential snagging of the sunshield. 27 June...

the sunshield must remain between telescope and Sun, so the spacecraft could not turn around or use its thrusters to slow down. Ariane 5 and JWST at the...

needed] Aeroshell Atmospheric reentry AVCOAT Intumescent Starlite Sunshield (JWST) Shao, Gaofeng; et al. (2019). "Improved oxidation resistance of high...

which includes the spacecraft bus and sunshield. ISIM has a mass of 1400 kg (3086 lb), about 23% of the mass of the JWST. The infrared camera instrument integrated...

of the JWST are the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) and the Spacecraft Element (SE), which includes the spacecraft bus and sunshield. The components...

satellite bus of the CHEOPS spacecraft is based on the SEOSAT platform. A sunshield mounted on the platform protects the radiator and detector housing against...

A space sunshade or sunshield is a parasol that diverts or otherwise reduces some of the Sun's radiation, preventing it from hitting a spacecraft or planet...

from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-04-23. "Status of the JWST Sunshield and Spacecraft" (PDF). Satellite Bus Subsystems Archived 2012-09-05...

four scientific instruments flown on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The JWST is the follow-on mission to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and is...

kelvins (−448.87 °F, or −267.15 °C). The ISIM is at about 40 K (due to the sunshield) and there is a dedicated MIRI radiation shield beyond which the temperature...

launch of JWST. January 24, 2022 JWST successfully arrived at Lagrange point L2 about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. February 2022 JWST began transmitting...

Solar Array Parametric Assessment". AIAA. AIAA-2000-2919. Status of the JWST Sunshield and Spacecraft J. Arenberg, J. Flynn, A. Cohen, R. Lynch and J. Cooper...

space observatory, is located at L2. This allows the satellite's large sunshield to protect the telescope from the light and heat of the Sun, Earth and...

deployed in space near the Earth–Sun L2 Lagrangian point, and a large sunshield made of silicon- and aluminum-coated Kapton will keep its mirror and instruments...