Webb and the Deep Space Network

 Webb and the Deep Space Network

Members of the James Webb Space Telescope mission team communicate with the telescope, and download the data it has captured, via the Deep Space Network (DSN). The DSN consists of antenna arrays that are strategically located around the Earth so that contact is possible at any time of the day or night.

Read more about Webb and the Deep Space Network.

Credits

Illustration

NASA, ESA, CSA, Pam Jeffries (STScI)