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  1. Webb’s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou, Tracked Stage by Stage

    Mission: 2021Published: 25 Dec 2021

    Coverage of the James Webb Space Telescope lifting off on an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Centre on December 25, 2021, at 12:20 GMT.

    View mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)
    Vehicle
    Ariane 5
    Launch site
    Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana (ELA-3)

  2. Webb’s Christmas Day Launch on Ariane 5: Countdown to Separation

    Mission: 2021Published: 25 Dec 2021

    Official NASA and ESA broadcast of the James Webb Space Telescope launch on an Ariane 5 from French Guiana on 25 December 2021.

    View mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)
    Vehicle
    Ariane 5
    Launch site
    Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana

  3. Ariane 5 VA256 Launches Webb Telescope From Kourou, 25 Dec 2021

    Mission: 2021Published: 25 Dec 2021

    An Ariane 5 (flight VA256) launched the James Webb Space Telescope from ELA 3 at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou on 25 December 2021 at 12:20 UTC.

    View mission: James Webb Space Telescope (2021)
    Launch site
    Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3), Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana