Individual Mirror Segment Movements

Actuator testing and individual mirror segment deployments

Nominal Event Time: UPDATE: Launch + 18 days (Jan 12)

Status: Ongoing

The primary mirror wings are now fully deployed and latched into place, but the individual mirror segments remain in their launch configuration. This operation is a multi-day, multi-step activity to activate and move each of the 18 primary mirror segments and the secondary mirror from their stowed launch configuration to a deployed position ready for alignment.

https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/deploymentExplorer.html#25

https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.html?