Reply to post: Re: New! Improved! oxidiser!

It's primed and full of fuel, the James Webb Space Telescope is ready to be packed up prior to launch

ClockworkOwl
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Re: New! Improved! oxidiser!

Yup, and from a link provided below, it seems they are using both types of thruster.

The biprops are for orbital manouvers and station keeping, the monoprops are for pointing and momentum management...

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