STS-31 Hubble deployment
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STS-31 Hubble deployment was the 1990 Space Shuttle Discovery mission that placed the Hubble Space Telescope into low Earth orbit, revolutionizing astronomical observation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-31 Hubble deployment canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
ⓘ
Space Shuttle mission ⓘ orbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| callsign | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Loren J. Shriver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewActivity | telescope deployment operations using the Remote Manipulator System ⓘ |
| crewSize | 5 ⓘ |
| followedByMission | STS-41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1990-04-29 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1990-04-24 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Discovery OV-103 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleType | reusable crewed orbiter ⓘ |
| missionDesignation | STS-31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
1 hour
ⓘ
16 minutes ⓘ 5 days ⓘ |
| missionNumberOfDiscovery | 10 ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | successful ⓘ |
| missionPatchFeature | Hubble Space Telescope imagery ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Bruce McCandless II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathryn D. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven A. Hawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
placing the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit
ⓘ
revolutionizing astronomical observation ⓘ |
| objective |
conduct astronomical observations from low Earth orbit
ⓘ
deploy the Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | approximately 615 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 28.5 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | approximately 600 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| payloadMass | about 11,110 kilograms ⓘ |
| pilot | Charles F. Bolden Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByMission | STS-36 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPayload | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| relatedProgram | Great Observatories program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTelescope | Hubble Space Telescope GENERATED ⓘ |
| remoteManipulatorSystemUsed | Canadarm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificImpact |
enabled high-resolution imaging of distant astronomical objects
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provided data leading to major advances in cosmology and astrophysics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spaceShuttle | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeDeployed | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeOrbitAltitude | about 600 kilometers ⓘ |
| telescopeOrbitType | near-circular low Earth orbit ⓘ |
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