Instead of orbiting Earth, #NASAWebb will be orbiting the Sun in line with the Earth, around a position in space nearly one million miles from us called Lagrange point 2 (L2): https://go.nasa.gov/2RAnkZw
Here's what that orbit looks like
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Understood, but is the orbit around L2 maintained by thrusters or is it something else?
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Yes, thrusters! Read more here under "Rocket Thrusters and Propellant": https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/observatory/bus.html …
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