| A | B |
|---|---|
| The Hubble Space Telescope during STS-125 | … |
| Mission type | Astronomy |
| Operator | STScI |
| COSPAR ID | 1990-037B |
| SATCAT no. | 20580 |
| Website | science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble |
| Mission duration | 36 years, 4 months, 19 days (ongoing)1 |
| Spacecraft properties | … |
| Manufacturer | • Lockheed Martin (spacecraft) • Perkin-Elmer (optics) |
| Launch mass | 11,110 kg (24,490 lb)2 |
| Dimensions | 13.2 m × 4.2 m (43 ft × 14 ft)2 |
| Power | 2800 W |
| Start of mission | … |
| Launch date | April 24, 1990, 12:33:51 UTC3 |
| Rocket | Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| Deployment date | April 25, 19902 |
| Entered service | May 20, 19902 |
| End of mission | … |
| Decay date | 2030s (estimated)4 |
| Orbital parameters | … |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit5 |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Eccentricity | approx. 0.0002 |
| Periapsis altitude | 470.0 km (292.0 mi) (as of 2026) |
| Apoapsis altitude | 475.0 km (295.2 mi) (as of 2026) |
| Inclination | 28.47° |
| Period | 94.0 minutes |
| Main telescope | … |
| Type | Ritchey–Chrétien reflector |
| Diameter | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)6 |
| Focal length | 57.6 m (189 ft)6 |
| Focal ratio | f/24 |
| Collecting area | 4.0 m (43 sq ft)7 |
| Wavelengths | • Near-infrared • visible light • ultraviolet |
| NASA Great Observatories Large Strategic Science Missions Astrophysics Division | … |
Hubble Space Telescope
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Footnotes
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“Hubble Marks 30 Years in Space with Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth”. HubbleSite.org. Space Telescope Science Institute. April 24, 2020. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020. ↩
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“Hubble Essentials: Quick Facts”. HubbleSite.org. Space Telescope Science Institute. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4
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Ryba, Jeanne. “STS-31”. NASA. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. ↩
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Harwood, William (May 30, 2013). “Four years after final service call, Hubble Space Telescope going strong”. CBS News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2013. ↩
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“Hubble Space Telescope – Orbit”. Heavens Above. August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018. ↩
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Nelson, Buddy (2009). “Hubble Space Telescope: Servicing Mission 4 Media Reference Guide” (PDF). NASA/Lockheed Martin. pp. 1–5. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2018. ↩ ↩2
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NASA. “FAQ for Scientists Webb Telescope”. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022. ↩