Spacecraft distance from Earth
James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope is about 1.01 million miles from Earth, moving away at 120 mph.
Updated Friday 11:22 PM ET.
Distance from Earth, right now
About 1.01 million miles
1,630,567 km. Calculated from NASA/JPL’s daily position, so it’s approximate.
Signal time to Earth5.4 seconds
Distance gained per day2,869 miles
LaunchedDec 25, 2021 (4 years ago)
StatusActive
The view from James Webb Space Telescope
About
The largest space telescope, observing from about a million miles beyond Earth.
Nearby on the scoreboard
- Europa Clipper17 million miles, farther
- The Moon243,111 miles, closer
Distances and asteroid data courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech (Horizons and the Center for Near Earth Object Studies). The Space Station’s distance is its typical height. Space Scoreboard is not affiliated with NASA, JPL or Caltech.