Hubble Space Telescope

**Hubble Space Telescope**
	NASA/ESA space telescope (launched 1990) Hubble after release from Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-125/Servicing Mission 4.
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Instance of	space observatory;
Part of	Great Observatories program (1);
Named after	Edwin Hubble (1983);
Country of origin	United States of America;
Operator	Goddard Space Flight Center (spacecraft); Space Telescope Science Institute (space instrument);
Start point	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B;
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space (spacecraft, general contractor); PerkinElmer (telescope, fine guidance sensor, subcontractor);
Space launch vehicle	Space Shuttle (Discovery, STS-31);
UTC date of spacecraft launch	24 April 1990 (12:33:52);
Type of orbit	low Earth orbit;
Developer	Marshall Space Flight Center (spacecraft); Goddard Space Flight Center (space instrument, ground segment);
Service entry	20 May 1990;
Significant event	rocket launch (Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B, STS-31, 1990); deployment (1990); first light (1990); STS-61 (Servicing Mission 1, 1993–1993); STS-82 (Servicing Mission 2, 1997–1997); STS-103 (Servicing Mission 3A, 1999–1999); STS-109 (Servicing Mission 3B, 2002–2002); STS-125 (Servicing Mission 4, 2009–2009); atmospheric entry (expected, 2030s);
Powered by	spacecraft solar panel (5,500 watt, 2,100 watt, 2, average); nickel–hydrogen battery (6);
Mass	12,247 kg (STS-125, roughly, 2009);
Diameter	4.2 m (spacecraft); 2.4 m (primary mirror); 0.31 m (secondary mirror);
Length	13.25 m;
Area	4.525 m² (primary mirror); 0.0754 m² (secondary mirror);
Followed by	Compton Gamma Ray Observatory; James Webb Space Telescope;
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Tẹ́lískópù Òfurufú Hubble; Telescopiu Spazziali Hubble; Habl; హబుల్ టెలీస్కోపు; 哈伯太空望遠鏡; טלסקופ החלל האבל; Hablo kosminis teleskopas; Vesoljski teleskop Hubble; Teleskopyong Pangkalawakang Hubble; Hubble-rumteleskopet; تلسکوپ فضایی هابل; Teleskopyo ha kalarakan Hubble; Hubble (darubini); ഹബിൾ ബഹിരാകാശ ദൂരദർശിനി; Svemirski teleskop Hubble; Telesgop gofod Hubble; ߝߏ߬ߟߏ߲߬ߝߊ߬ߟߊ߲߬ߕߍ ߝߏ߬ߣߊ߲߬ߦߋ߬ߟߊ߲߬ ߤߐߓߏ߬; هبل دوربين; Hubble Waareldruumte-Teleskoop; Telescopio Hubble; 허블 우주망원경; 哈勃空间望远镜; हबल अंतरिक्ष दूरबीन; အာကာသပေါ်သို့ လွှင့်တင်ထားသော နက္ခတာရာ အဝေးကြည့် မှန်ပြောင်း; csillagászati műhold; telescopi espacial; Weltraumteleskop für sichtbares Licht, Ultraviolett- und Infrarotstrahlung; space telescope; свемирски телескоп; 太空望遠鏡; Uzay teleskobu; 地上約600km上空の軌道上を周回する宇宙望遠鏡であり、グレートオブザバトリー計画の一環として打ち上げられた; ďalekohľad na obežnej dráhe okolo Zeme; טלסקופ חלל; 在地球軌道運行的望遠鏡; अप्रैल 1990 में NASA और ESA द्वारा मानव रहित अंतरिक्ष दूरबीन को बाह्य अंतरिक्ष में प्रक्षेपित किया गया ।; maapallon kiertoradalla oleva teleskooppi; NASA/ESA space telescope (launched 1990); space telescope; dalekohled na oběžné dráze Země; 在大气层以外的天文望远镜; telescopio posto negli strati esterni dell'atmosfera terrestre; ১৯৯০ সালে মহাকাশে উৎক্ষিপ্ত নাসা ও ইএসএ-র মানবহীন মহাকাশ দূরবীক্ষণ যন্ত্র; télescope spatial; tèleskop njaba akasa; касьмічны тэлескоп; расадхонаи мадорӣ; 1990년 4월 NASA와 ESA에 의해 우주로 발사된 무인 우주 망원경; svemirski teleskop; автоматическая обсерватория на орбите вокруг Земли; ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 1990 ਵਿੱਚ NASA ਅਤੇ ESA ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਰਹਿਤ ਪੁਲਾੜ ਦੂਰਬੀਨ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਪੁਲਾੜ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਾਂਚ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ ।; obemannat rymdteleskop som NASA och ESA skickade ut rymden i april 1990; telescópio espacial; ߝߏ߬ߟߏ߲߬ߝߊ߬ߟߊ߲߬ߕߍ ߝߏ߬ߣߊ߲߬ߦߋ߬ߟߊ߲; Orbitālā observatorija; Ruimteteleskoop wat deur Discovery in April 1990 in 'n wentelbaan om die Aarde geplaas is; свемирски телескоп; Kính viễn vọng không gian; رصدخانهٔ فضایی که در سال ۱۹۹۰ م. به فضا پرتاب شد; Telescópio espacial lançado em 24 de Abril de 1990; teleskop luar angkasa; อุปกรณ์ทางดาราศาสตร์; teleskop kosmiczny; romteleskop; ruimtetelescoop; telescopio en órbita alrededor de la Tierra lanzado en 1990; Teleskop angkasa lepas; kosma teleskopo orbitanta ĉirkaŭ Tero; американський оптичний телескоп, розташований на навколоземній орбіті з 1990 року; Observatorio espacial colaboración da NASA e da ESA.; مرصدٌ فضائي يدُورُ حول الأرض; Διαστημικό τηλεσκόπιο; අභ්‍යවකාශ දුරේක්ශයක්; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; Telescopio Hubble; Telescopio orbitale Hubble; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; Hubble; télescope Hubble; Telescope spatial Hubble; Large Space Telescope; Télescope spatial Hubble; HST; Hubble; Hubble; КТХ; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; космический телескоп «Хаббл»; космический телескоп имени Хаббла; телескоп имени Хаббла; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; Hubble-Space-Telescope; Hubbleteleskop; Hubble-Teleskop; Hubble; مقراب هابل الفضائي; HST; HST; Hubbleteleskopet; 哈勃太空望远镜; 哈勃太空望遠鏡; 哈勃望遠鏡; 哈伯太空望遠鏡; 哈勃天文望远镜; 哈勃望远镜; 哈柏太空望遠鏡; 哈伯望遠鏡; 哈伯太空望远镜; 哈勃空間望遠鏡; “哈勃”空间望远镜; Hubble-teleskopet; HST; Telescopio Hubble; Telescopio Espacial Hubble; Telescopio espacial Hubble; TEH; Hubble (telescopio); HST; HST; ߝ.ߝ.ߤ; ߝߏ߬ߟߏ߲߬ߝߊ߬ߟߊ߲߬ߕߍ ߝߏ߬ߣߊ߲߬ߦߋ߬ߟߊ߲; HST; HST; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; Hubble ruimtetelescoop; Hubbletelescoop; Hubble-ruimtetelescoop; Hubble-telescoop; تەلیسکۆپی ھابل; HST; Hubble; Hubble-Weltraumteleskop; HST; 허블; HST; Hubble; Large Space Telescope; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; HST; Hubble Space Telescope; Hubble- telescope</nowiki>

Development and launch[edit]

Hubble mirror polishing
Early stages of Hubble construction
Hubble backup mirror on exposition in the Smithsonian Aerospace Museum, Washington, DC
STS31 carries Hubble to orbit
Deployment, 1990
The first servicing (repair) mission, 1993.
Hubble Space Telescope in space