Subj : Re: Orbital Insertion Burn a Success, Webb Arrives at L2
To   : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Jan 26 2022 10:25 am

* Originally in ASTRONOMY
* Crossposted in ASTRONET

Hi August,

On 2022-01-26 04:13:00, you wrote to me:

 WvV>> The final mid-course burn added only about 3.6 miles per
 WvV>> hour (1.6 meters per second) - a mere walking pace - to
 WvV>> Webb's speed, which was all that was needed to send it to
 WvV>> its preferred "halo" orbit around the L2 point.

 AA> I hear that it will be June before the first images will be
 AA> taken and available.

Yes it will take about half a year for first the cooling down, and afterwards 
the perfect allignment of all the mirrors... We're talking about nanometer 
precision here...

Bye, Wilfred.

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