2021 rocket launch; placed the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit
Ariane flight VA256
Ariane 5 containing the James Webb Space Telescope moments after lift-off
Ariane 5 ECA launch
Launch
12:20:00, 25 December 2021 (UTC) (2021-12-25T12:20:00UTC) (2 years ago)[1]
Pad
ELA-3
Payload
James Webb Space Telescope
Outcome
Success[2]
Ariane launches
← VA255
VA257 →
Ariane flight VA256 was an Ariane 5 rocket flight that launched the James Webb Space Telescope into space on 25 December 2021.[3] It was 2021's final Ariane flight, its most valuable payload to date, and the 256th Ariane mission. The launch was described by NASA as "flawless" and "perfect".[4]
^Loff, Sarah (21 December 2021). "James Webb Space Telescope Launch Update". NASA. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^Strickland, Ashley. "The most powerful telescope ever built has successfully launched". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference ArianeRelease20211225 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Tereza Pultarova (25 December 2021). "'It's truly Christmas': James Webb Space Telescope's yuletide launch has NASA overjoyed". Space.com.
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