Hubble Company Profile

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Company Name	Hubble
Website	nasa.gov/hubble
Snippet	The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope, but it is one of the largest and most versatile, well known both as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy. The Hubble telescope is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble and is one of NASA's Great Observatories, along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope.[7]
ACS	Advanced Camera for Surveys
COS	Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
FGS	Fine Guidance Sensor
RAAN	80.34°
STIS	Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph
Type	Ritchey–Chrétien reflector
WFC3	Wide Field Camera 3
Epoch	August 15, 2018, 21:40:27 UTC[5]
Power	2,800 watts
Period	95.42 minutes
Regime	Low Earth
Rocket	Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31)
Website	nasa.gov/hubble
Diameter	2.4 m (7.9 ft)[6]
Operator	NASA · ESA · STScI
Velocity	7.59 km/s (4.72 mi/s)
COSPAR ID	1990-037B
Decay date	estimated 2030–2040[4]
Dimensions	13.2 m × 4.2 m (43.3 ft × 13.8 ft)[2]
SATCAT no.	20580
Focal ratio	f/24
Inclination	28.47°
Instruments	InstrumentsNear Infrared Camera and Multi-Object SpectrometerACSAdvanced Camera for SurveysWFC3Wide Field Camera 3COSCosmic Origins SpectrographSTISSpace Telescope Imaging SpectrographFGSFine Guidance Sensor
Launch date	April 24, 1990, 12:33:51 (1990-04-24UTC12:33:51) UTC[3]
Launch mass	11,110 kg (24,490 lb)[2]
Launch site	Kennedy LC-39B
Mean motion	15.09 rev/day
Wavelengths	Near-infrared, visible light, ultraviolet
Eccentricity	0.000283
Focal length	57.6 m (189 ft)[6]
Manufacturer	Lockheed (spacecraft) Perkin-Elmer (optics)
Mean anomaly	23.78°
Mission type	Astronomy
Revolution no.	35,441
Apogee altitude	540.9 km (336.1 mi)
Collecting area	4.525 m2 (48.7 sq ft)[6]
Deployment date	April 25, 1990[2]
Entered service	May 20, 1990[2]
Semi-major axis	6,917.1 km (4,298.1 mi)
Mission duration	Elapsed: 30 years, 6 months, 24 days[1]
Perigee altitude	537.0 km (333.7 mi)
Reference system	Geocentric
Argument of perigee	64.90°

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