Hubble Servicing Mission 2

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Space Shuttle mission

Hubble Servicing Mission 2 was a 1997 Space Shuttle mission that upgraded and repaired the Hubble Space Telescope, significantly enhancing its scientific capabilities.

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Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 2 1
Hubble Space Telescope second servicing mission 1
Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission STS-82 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle mission ⓘ
alsoKnownAs STS-82 NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Kenneth D. Bowersox NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crewSize 7 ⓘ
enhancedCapability improved near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy ⓘ
improved ultraviolet spectroscopy ⓘ
evaCount 5 ⓘ
followedBy Hubble Servicing Mission 3A NERFINISHED ⓘ
installedInstrument Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ
landingDate 1997-02-21 ⓘ
launchDate 1997-02-11 ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
missionDuration 9 days 23 hours 37 minutes ⓘ
missionNumber 82 ⓘ
missionPatchShape circular ⓘ
missionSpecialist Gregory J. Harbaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joseph R. Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mark C. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steven A. Hawley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steven L. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
missionType orbital servicing mission ⓘ
notableOutcome extended operational lifetime of Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
significant enhancement of Hubble scientific capabilities ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
orbitApogee approximately 575 km ⓘ
orbitInclination 28.5 degrees ⓘ
orbitPerigee approximately 540 km ⓘ
pilot Scott J. Horowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Hubble Servicing Mission 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
program NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form: Space Shuttle program
purpose perform repairs and maintenance on Hubble ⓘ
servicing Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
upgrade Hubble scientific instruments ⓘ
removedInstrument Faint Object Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedComponent Hubble tape recorders with solid-state recorders ⓘ
spaceShuttle Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ
target Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ
totalEvaTime 33 hours 11 minutes ⓘ
upgradedSubsystem Data Interface Units ⓘ
Fine Guidance Sensors NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reaction Wheel Assemblies NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solar Array Drive Electronics NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer → developedFor → Hubble Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hubble Space Telescope second servicing mission
STIS → installationMission → Hubble Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer → installedOn → Hubble Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 2
Mark C. Lee → participantIn → Hubble Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission STS-82
Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensors → upgradedDuring → Hubble Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
FOS → wasRemovedDuring → Hubble Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Hubble Servicing Mission (STS-82)