Webb's Trajectory and Orbit

This image diagram shows Webb's trajectory from Earth into its orbit around the Second Lagrange point. Webb's orbit is quite large and on the order of magnitude of the Moon's orbit around Earth.

Topics

  • ecliptic plane
  • James Webb Space Telescope
  • JWST
  • space exploration
  • lagrange point
  • orbital trajectory
  • astronomy
  • celestial mechanics
  • Webb's orbit