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ESA and Arianespace sign Webb Telescope launch contract

Submit on Thursday, December 17th, 2015 22:55

ESA and Arianespace announced the signature of the launch services contract for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), to be orbited by an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch is planned for October 2018.

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