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Partial, and a bit simplistic, I compared it to Juno, currently orbiting Jupiter.

Like Juno, JWST is not orbiting Earth but rather the Sun (and or L2 itself).

So, like Juno, a TLE (list of orbital elements of an Earth-orbiting object for a given point in time) cannot exist for JWST (aside for the brief moment it was considered in Earth orbit, then the USSF assigned a TLE) as it does not orbit Earth.

JWST TLE briefly assigned:

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1475148763954094083

SpaceForce TLEs for Webb showing it in a 316 x 1011924 km x 4.1 deg orbit. No TLE for the rocket stage so far.

TLEs for the ZY1-02E launch showing four objects, three in 761 x 766 km x 98.6 deg orbit and one (rocket stage) in 598 x 764 km

4:57 PM · Dec 26, 2021

Currently, US Air Force Space Command still has a TLE for JWST though..

https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=50463

Consider Juno, no TLE:

https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=37773

So, in answer to

Does the James Webb Telescope have a Two Line Element set?

Yes, but it shouldn't ..?

Also see:

Has a TLE ever been issued for a spacecraft trajectory not bound to Earth orbit?

Partial, and a bit simplistic, I compared it to Juno, currently orbiting Jupiter.

Like Juno, JWST is not orbiting Earth but rather the Sun (and or L2 itself).

So, like Juno, a TLE (list of orbital elements of an Earth-orbiting object for a given point in time) cannot exist for JWST (aside for the brief moment it was considered in Earth orbit, then the USSF assigned a TLE) as it does not orbit Earth.

JWST TLE briefly assigned:

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1475148763954094083

SpaceForce TLEs for Webb showing it in a 316 x 1011924 km x 4.1 deg orbit. No TLE for the rocket stage so far.

TLEs for the ZY1-02E launch showing four objects, three in 761 x 766 km x 98.6 deg orbit and one (rocket stage) in 598 x 764 km

4:57 PM · Dec 26, 2021

Currently, US Air Force Space Command still has a TLE for JWST though..

https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=50463

Consider Juno, no TLE:

https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=37773

Partial, and a bit simplistic, I compared it to Juno, currently orbiting Jupiter.

Like Juno, JWST is not orbiting Earth but rather the Sun (and or L2 itself).

So, like Juno, a TLE (list of orbital elements of an Earth-orbiting object for a given point in time) cannot exist for JWST (aside for the brief moment it was considered in Earth orbit, then the USSF assigned a TLE) as it does not orbit Earth.

JWST TLE briefly assigned:

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1475148763954094083

SpaceForce TLEs for Webb showing it in a 316 x 1011924 km x 4.1 deg orbit. No TLE for the rocket stage so far.

TLEs for the ZY1-02E launch showing four objects, three in 761 x 766 km x 98.6 deg orbit and one (rocket stage) in 598 x 764 km

4:57 PM · Dec 26, 2021

Currently, US Air Force Space Command still has a TLE for JWST though..

https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=50463

Consider Juno, no TLE:

https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=37773

So, in answer to

Does the James Webb Telescope have a Two Line Element set?

Yes, but it shouldn't ..?

Also see:

Has a TLE ever been issued for a spacecraft trajectory not bound to Earth orbit?

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Partial, and a bit simplistic, I compared it to Juno, currently orbiting Jupiter.

Like Juno, JWST is not orbiting Earth but rather the Sun (and or L2 itself).

So, like Juno, a TLE (list of orbital elements of an Earth-orbiting object for a given point in time) cannot exist for JWST (aside for the brief moment it was considered in Earth orbit, then the USSF assigned a TLE) as it does not orbit Earth.

JWST TLE briefly assigned:

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1475148763954094083

SpaceForce TLEs for Webb showing it in a 316 x 1011924 km x 4.1 deg orbit. No TLE for the rocket stage so far.

TLEs for the ZY1-02E launch showing four objects, three in 761 x 766 km x 98.6 deg orbit and one (rocket stage) in 598 x 764 km

4:57 PM · Dec 26, 2021

Currently, US Air Force Space Command still has a TLE for JWST though..

https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=50463

Consider Juno, no TLE:

https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=37773