James Webb Space Telescope

An infrared observatory. Its sunshield keeps the optics below 50 K.

Webb can study distant Kuiper Belt objects, but a Planet Nine search needs a wide survey like Rubin. Placement here is schematic.

Sources

1. NASA: Webb orbit at Sun–Earth L2
2. NASA 3D Resources (glTF models, free to use)

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