Hubble Space Telescope computer

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The Hubble Space Telescope computer is the primary onboard data-handling and control system that manages the telescope’s scientific instruments and operations in orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avionics subsystem
onboard spacecraft computer
communicatesVia TDRSS NERFINISHED
communicatesWith ground control
controls Hubble Space Telescope data acquisition
Hubble Space Telescope mode transitions
Hubble Space Telescope pointing
Hubble Space Telescope science instruments NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor fault tolerance
high reliability
long-duration operation in space
developer Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED
Lockheed Missiles and Space Company NERFINISHED
NASA NERFINISHED
firstOperated 1990 GENERATED
hasComponent Command and Data Handling subsystem NERFINISHED
data interfaces
flight computer processors
mass memory units
redundant strings
hasFunction attitude control interface
command and data handling
data formatting
execution of stored command sequences
fault detection and recovery
instrument control
telemetry management
hasUpgrade 486-based flight computer
Advanced Computer for Hubble NERFINISHED
locatedIn Hubble Space Telescope equipment bays
monitors instrument status
spacecraft health
operatingEnvironment low Earth orbit
orbitsWith Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED
partOf Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED
powerSource Hubble Space Telescope electrical power system NERFINISHED
replaced original DF-224 computer
supports autonomous safemode entry
instrument calibration sequences
science data compression
time-tagged command execution
usedFor astronomical observations
space-based imaging control
uses radiation-hardened electronics
redundant architecture
wasUpgradedDuring Servicing Mission 3A NERFINISHED
Servicing Mission 4 NERFINISHED

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Reaction Wheel Assembly on Hubble Space Telescope controlledBy Hubble Space Telescope computer
this entity surface form: Hubble onboard computer
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3A replacedComponent Hubble Space Telescope computer