Hubble Space Telescope

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artificial satellite space observatory space telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.

Aliases (12)

Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions ×3
HST ×2
Fine Guidance Sensors ×1
HST Science Instrument Bay ×1
Hubble ×1
Hubble Deep Field ×1
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 2 ×1
Hubble Space Telescope on STS-31 ×1
Hubble Space Telescope program ×1
Hubble Space Telescope provides optical and ultraviolet observations ×1
Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission ×1
Hubble Ultra Deep Field ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial satellite → space observatory → space telescope →
abbreviation	HST →
collaboration	NASA–ESA collaboration →
dataArchive	Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes →
diameter	4.2 meters →
firstLightDate	1990-05-20 →
hasInstrument	Advanced Camera for Surveys → Cosmic Origins Spectrograph → Fine Guidance Sensors → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph → Wide Field Camera 3 → Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 →
launchCountry	United States →
launchDate	1990-04-24 →
launchMission	STS-31 →
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center →
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Discovery →
length	13.2 meters →
managingOrganization	Space Telescope Science Institute →
managingOrganizationLocation	Baltimore, Maryland →
mass	11110 kilograms →
missionDurationExtended	more than 30 years →
missionDurationPlanned	15 years →
namedAfter	Edwin Hubble →
notableDiscovery	deep field images of distant galaxies → detailed imaging of protoplanetary disks → evidence for accelerated expansion of the universe → precise measurement of the Hubble constant →
notableImage	Hubble Deep Field → Hubble Ultra Deep Field → Pillars of Creation →
operator	European Space Agency → NASA →
orbitAltitude	about 540 kilometers →
orbitInclination	28.5 degrees →
orbitPeriod	about 95 minutes →
orbitType	low Earth orbit →
partnerObservatory	Chandra X-ray Observatory → Compton Gamma Ray Observatory → Spitzer Space Telescope →
powerSource	solar panels →
previousInstrument	Faint Object Camera → Faint Object Spectrograph → Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph → Wide Field and Planetary Camera →
primaryMirrorDiameter	2.4 meters →
program	Great Observatories program →
scientificDiscipline	astronomy → cosmology →
servicingMission	STS-103 → STS-109 → STS-125 → STS-61 → STS-82 →
status	operational →
successor	James Webb Space Telescope →
wavelengthCoverage	near-infrared → near-ultraviolet → visible light →

Referenced by (72)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Baade’s Window → Carina Nebula → Epsilon Eridani → Large Magellanic Cloud → M13 → Orcus → SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster → Southern Ring Nebula → WASP-96b →	observedBy
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph → Faint Object Camera → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph → Wide Field Camera 3 → Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 →	partOf
Advanced Camera for Surveys → Faint Object Camera → Faint Object Spectrograph → Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph →	observatory
Advanced Camera for Surveys → Faint Object Camera ("HST") → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph →	spacecraft
Faint Object Camera → Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph → Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph →	telescope
Great Observatories program → NASA spacecraft →	includes
Advanced Camera for Surveys → Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph →	locatedOn
Hubble Space Telescope ("Hubble Deep Field") → Hubble Space Telescope ("Hubble Ultra Deep Field") →	notableImage
NASA APD → NASA Astrophysics Division →	overseesMission
STS-31 → STS-61 →	payload
STS-109 → STS-82 →	primaryTarget
Chandra X-ray Observatory → Spitzer Space Telescope →	relatedMission
STS-103 → STS-125 →	servicedSpacecraft
NASA Space Shuttle program ("Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions") → Space Transportation System ("Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions") →	usedFor
Hubble Space Telescope ("HST") →	abbreviation
STS-82 ("Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 2") →	alsoKnownAs
Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 ("Hubble Space Telescope program") →	associatedWithProgram
Pillars of Creation →	capturedBy
Pillars of Creation →	createdBy
Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes →	dataSource
Edwin Hubble ("Hubble") →	familyName
Edwin Hubble →	hasEponym
Goddard Visitor Center →	hasExhibitsOn
Hubble Space Telescope ("Fine Guidance Sensors") →	hasInstrument
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph →	hostSpacecraft
Lyman Spitzer Jr. →	inspired
Makemake →	isObservedBy
NASA →	launchedMission
Space Shuttle Discovery →	launchedPayload
Space Shuttle Discovery ("Hubble Space Telescope on STS-31") →	launchedPayloadOnMission
Faint Object Camera →	launchedWith
Space Telescope Science Institute →	managesScienceOperationsFor
STS-61 ("Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission") →	missionType
Stephan's Quintet →	observedByTelescope
Faint Object Spectrograph →	operatedOn
James Webb Space Telescope →	predecessor
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope →	relatedTo
Makemake →	satelliteDiscoveredBy
Kuiper Belt object →	studiedBy
Space Network →	supportsMissionType
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph ("HST Science Instrument Bay") →	telescopeFocus
Great Observatories program ("Hubble Space Telescope provides optical and ultraviolet observations") →	telescopeRole
Canadarm ("Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions") →	usedForMission
STS-31 →	wasFirstToDeploy