The James Webb telescope

After launch, the telescope deployed on its 30-day, million-mile journey out to the second Lagrange point (L2). This video shows the deployment procedure, timeline, and location of the satellite during deployment.

• Is this telescope just a more modern telescope than Hubble?
• Why does it take 30 days to reach its orbit?
• What's a Lagrange point?
• Why did it launch from French Guiana in the Amazon rain forrest?
• What is the sling shot effect?