Universe ID: 14087

Orbital Insertion Burn - Webb Arrives at L2

Released on February 7, 2022

B-roll of Webb Telescope Mission Operation Control room at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore during the Mid-Course Correction Burn #2 on January 24, 2022 to place the spacecraft into it's science orbit around the L2 point (Lagrange Point 2).

On January 24, 2022 at 2 p.m. EST, Webb fired its onboard thrusters for nearly five minutes (297 seconds) to complete the final postlaunch course correction to Webb’s trajectory. This mid-course correction burn inserted Webb toward its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2, nearly 1 million miles away from the Earth.

Mission Operations Control loop audio during Mid-Course Correction Burn #2 on January 24, 2022. Note: Long pauses of silence were edited out to shorten the audio clip. All spoken audio was retained. Corresponding video was captured by 2 ceiling mounted cameras in the MOC at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.

Video capture of the Observastory Visualization Tool during the Mid-Course Correction Burn #2 and Webb's placement into its science orbit around Lagrange Point #2 (L2) on January 24, 2022. No audio

Credits

Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Producer
Michael McClare (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Videographer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Lead Technical Support
John Mather (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Pat Kennedy (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Engineer

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center