(October 4, 2021 at 6:50 pm)Jackalope Wrote:(October 4, 2021 at 6:25 pm)Fireball Wrote: "Because the helium will gradually be used up, JWST has a finite and short mission lifetime (5.5 to 10 years).” ... it is limited by the supply of hydrazine fuel needed to maintain the spacecraft's orbit."- AmericanScientist.com
Yes, but we weren't talking about mission life. We're talking about how long it will remain at L2 after it's long since ceased being useful.
Ah, OK.
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