integrated science instrument module

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The Integrated Science Instrument Module is a central structure on the James Webb Space Telescope that houses its primary scientific instruments and associated systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf spacecraft instrument module
telescope payload module
abbreviation ISIM
attachedTo JWST backplane support frame
containsInstrument Fine Guidance Sensor
Mid-Infrared Instrument
Near Infrared Camera
Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
NIRSpec
surface form: Near Infrared Spectrograph
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedForEnvironment cryogenic temperatures
space vacuum
developmentLead Goddard Space Flight Center
surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
function houses primary science instruments of JWST
provides command and control interfaces for science instruments
provides data handling for science instruments
provides electrical power distribution to science instruments
provides structural support for science instruments
provides thermal control for science instruments
instrumentAbbreviation FGS
MIRI
NIRCam
Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph
surface form: NIRISS

NIRSpec
launchDate 2021-12-25
launchVehicle Ariane 5 ECA
locatedOn JWST Integrated Science Instrument Module
surface form: JWST optical telescope element backplane
mission James Webb Space Telescope
surface form: James Webb Space Telescope mission
operator NASA
orbit Sun–Earth L2
surface form: Sun–Earth L2 halo orbit
partOf James Webb Space Telescope
providesInterfaceTo JWST communications and data systems
JWST power system
JWST spacecraft bus
roleInMission enables JWST imaging and spectroscopy from near-infrared to mid-infrared wavelengths
spaceAgencyInvolvement Goddard Space Flight Center
surface form: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
structuralMaterial composite structures
supportsObservationType coronagraphy
imaging
spectroscopy
time-series observations
supportsScienceGoal study of exoplanet atmospheres
study of first galaxies
study of solar system objects
study of star and planet formation
thermalIsolationFrom spacecraft bus
wavelengthCoverage mid-infrared
near-infrared

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Fine Guidance Sensor locatedOn integrated science instrument module