Hubble Space Telescope
NASA and ESA space telescope (launched 1990)
Also known as Large Space Telescope
- Launched
- April 24, 1990
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Space Telescope (HST)”science.nasa.gov/missions/hst/Retrieved 2013-12-06
- 2.Stated in Jonathan's Space Report“Space News Digest V1 #265”
- April 24, 1990
- Operator
- Goddard Space Flight Center
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Sources- 1.“About - The Hubble Team”nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/team/index.htmlRetrieved 2023-02-07
- , Space Telescope Science Institute
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Sources- 1.“About - The Hubble Team”nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/team/index.htmlRetrieved 2023-02-07
- Goddard Space Flight Center
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space
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Sources- 1.“About - The Hubble Story”nasa.gov/content/about-the-hubble-storyRetrieved 2023-02-07
- , PerkinElmer
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Sources- 1.“About - The Hubble Story”nasa.gov/content/about-the-hubble-storyRetrieved 2023-02-07
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
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Sources- 1.Stated in Jonathan's Space Report
- 2.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- Space Shuttle
- Mass
- 12,247 kg(May 2009)
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- , 11,110 kg(April 1990)
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Sources- 1.asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/hubble/a_pdf/news/SM2-MediaGuide.pdf
- 2.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- 12,247 kg(May 2009)
- Start point
Overview
All data
145 statements · 42% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Named after
- Edwin Hubble(1983)
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: About Edwin Hubble”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/edwin_hubble.phpRetrieved 2013-12-06
- Edwin Hubble(1983)
- Type of orbit
- low Earth orbit
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- low Earth orbit
- Length
- 13.25 m
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- 13.25 m
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003021
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- 0.0003021
- Periapsis
- 510.2 km
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- 510.2 km
- Apoapsis
- 514.3 km
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- 514.3 km
- Inclination
- 28.4687 degree
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- 28.4687 degree
- Orbital period
- 94.87 min
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- 94.87 min
- Time of object orbit decay
- 2030s nature of statement: expected
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Is Slowly Falling—and SpaceX Wants to Give It a Boost”smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hubble-is-slowly-falling-spacex-wants-to-give-it-a-boost-180980891/Retrieved 2023-02-07
- 2030s nature of statement: expected
- Area
- 4.525 m² applies to part: primary mirror
- 0.0754 m² applies to part: secondary mirror
- Part of
- Great Observatories program
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Sources- 1.“NASA's Great Observatories”nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/F_NASA_Great_Observatories_PS.htmlRetrieved 2023-02-07
- Great Observatories program
- Service entry
- May 20, 1990
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- May 20, 1990
- Powered by
- spacecraft solar array quantity: 2 · nominal power output: 5,500 W · power consumed: 2,100 W
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- nickel–hydrogen battery quantity: 6
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- spacecraft solar array quantity: 2 · nominal power output: 5,500 W · power consumed: 2,100 W
- Developer
- Marshall Space Flight Center applies to part: spacecraft
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Sources- 1.“About - The Hubble Story”nasa.gov/content/about-the-hubble-storyRetrieved 2023-02-07
- Goddard Space Flight Center applies to part: space instrument, ground segment
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Sources- 1.“About - The Hubble Story”nasa.gov/content/about-the-hubble-storyRetrieved 2023-02-07
- Marshall Space Flight Center applies to part: spacecraft
- Diameter
- 4.2 m applies to part: spacecraft
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Sources- 1.asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/hubble/a_pdf/news/SM2-MediaGuide.pdf
- 2.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- 2.4 m applies to part: primary mirror
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Sources- 1.asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/hubble/a_pdf/news/SM2-MediaGuide.pdf
- 2.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- 0.31 m applies to part: secondary mirror
- 4.2 m applies to part: spacecraft
- Launch contractor
- Rockwell International
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Sources- 1.“SP-407 Space Shuttle - Space Shuttle Participants”history.nasa.gov/SP-407/part5.htmRetrieved 2023-02-07
- Rockwell International
- Funder
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Sources- 1.“About - The Hubble Story”nasa.gov/content/about-the-hubble-storyRetrieved 2023-02-07
- European Space Agency
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Sources- 1.“About - The Hubble Story”nasa.gov/content/about-the-hubble-storyRetrieved 2023-02-07
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Epoch
- June 26, 2024 refine date: 09:23:32
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- June 26, 2024 refine date: 09:23:32
- Significant event
- first light(May 20, 1990)
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- deployment(April 25, 1990)
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- rocket launch(April 24, 1990) location: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B · part of: STS-31
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Space Telescope (HST)”science.nasa.gov/missions/hst/Retrieved 2013-12-06
- 2.Stated in Jonathan's Space Report“Space News Digest V1 #265”
- STS-61(1993–1993) object named as: Servicing Mission 1
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- STS-82(1997–1997) object named as: Servicing Mission 2
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- STS-103(1999–1999) object named as: Servicing Mission 3A
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- STS-109(2002–2002) object named as: Servicing Mission 3B
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
- STS-125(2009–2009) object named as: Servicing Mission 4
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
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- atmospheric entry(2030) nature of statement: expected
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Is Slowly Falling—and SpaceX Wants to Give It a Boost”smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hubble-is-slowly-falling-spacex-wants-to-give-it-a-boost-180980891/Retrieved 2023-02-07
- first light(May 20, 1990)
- Carries scientific instrument
- Fine Guidance Sensor(since 1990) quantity: 3
- Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer(since 1997)
- Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph(since 1997)
- Advanced Camera for Surveys(since 2002)
- Wide Field Camera 3(since 2009)
- Cosmic Origins Spectrograph(since 2009)
- Wide Field and Planetary Camera(1990–1993)
- Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph(1990–1997)
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- High Speed Photometer(1990–1993)
- Faint Object Camera(1990–2002)
- Faint Object Spectrograph(1990–1997)
- Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2(1993–2009)
- Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement(1993–2009)
- Short name
- HST
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- HST
- Native label
- Hubble Space Telescope(since 1983)
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Sources- 1.“A Chronology of the Hubble Space Telescope”history.nasa.gov/hubble/chron.htmlRetrieved 2023-02-08
- Space Telescope(until 1983)
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Sources- 1.“A Chronology of the Hubble Space Telescope”history.nasa.gov/hubble/chron.htmlRetrieved 2023-02-08
- Hubble Space Telescope(since 1983)
- Semi-major axis
- 6,890.4 km
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- 6,890.4 km
- Orbits completed
- 67,869
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- 67,869
- Has part(s) of the class
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
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Sources- 1.“Hubble Space Telescope Stats - Fast Facts about the Hubble Space Telescope”hubblesite.org/mission-and-telescope/hubble-statsRetrieved 2023-02-07
- 2.asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/hubble/a_pdf/news/SM2-MediaGuide.pdf
- Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
- Website
- hubble.nasa.gov language: English · publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- esahubble.org language: English · publisher: European Space Agency
On other databases
60 identifiers linking Hubble Space Telescope across the web's reference databases
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- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf11122657
- ComputerLanguage.com definitionHST
- COSPAR ID1990-037B
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- Discogs artist ID3745910
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- France 24 topic ID (French)hubble
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- GND ID4260288-9
- Google Doodlehubble-space-telescopes-20th-anniversary
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- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0242776
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDHubble-romteleskopet
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)4727212
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- Minor Planet Center observatory code250
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- X (Twitter) usernameNASAHubble
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