Hubble Space Telescope

Also known as HST, Hubble, Large Space Telescope

NASA and ESA space telescope (launched 1990)

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The Hubble Space Telescope is a spacecraft launched on 1990-04-24 and entered service on 1990-05-20. It has a mass of 12247, a length of 13.25, and a diameter of 4.2. The telescope’s focal length is 57.6, and its surface area is 4.525.

It orbits Earth with an eccentricity of 0.0003021 and an inclination of 28.4687. The periapsis is 510.2, while the apoapsis is 514.3. The semi-major axis of its orbit is 6890.4, and it completes an orbit every 94.87 units of time. The object is projected to experience orbital decay in 2030. As of the available data, it has completed 67869 orbits.

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Official website

Hubble Space Telescope - NASA Science

From the planets in our solar system to the far reaches of the cosmos, explore NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's three decades of discoveries.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: space telescope
Part of: Great Observatories program
Named after: Edwin Hubble
Area: 0.0754
Operator: Space Telescope Science Institute
Country of origin: United States
Followed by: James Webb Space Telescope
Developer: Goddard Space Flight Center
Parent body: Earth
Diameter: 0.31
Mass: 12247
Orbital period: 94.87
Manufacturer: PerkinElmer
Official website: spacetelescope.org
Image: 1990 s31 IMAX view of HST release.jpg
Length: 13.25
Significant event: atmospheric entry
Has parts of class: Ritchey–Chrétien telescope

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type of orbit: low Earth orbit
Commons category: Hubble Space Telescope
UTC date of spacecraft launch: 1990-04-24
topic's main category: Category:Hubble Space Telescope
Commons gallery: Hubble Space Telescope
focal length: 57.6
epoch: June 26, 2024
orbital eccentricity: 0.0003021
periapsis: 510.2
apoapsis: 514.3
orbital inclination: 28.4687
time of object orbit decay: 2030-00-00
start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
carries scientific instrument: Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
funder: European Space Agency
service entry: 1990-05-20
space launch vehicle: Space Shuttle
powered by: nickel–hydrogen battery
launch contractor: Rockwell International
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
short name: HST
topic has template: Template:Hubble Space Telescope
native label: Hubble Space Telescope
semi-major axis of an orbit: 6890.4
orbits completed: 67869
category for pictures taken with this camera: Category:Hubble Space Telescope images