SM4
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SM4 is the fourth and final NASA space shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, conducted in 2009 to upgrade and extend the observatory’s capabilities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
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NASA spaceflight mission ⓘ Space Shuttle servicing mission ⓘ |
| addedHardware | Soft Capture Mechanism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hubble Servicing Mission 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backupMission | STS-400 rescue mission (never flown) ⓘ |
| commander | Scott D. Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| fullName | Servicing Mission 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedInstrument |
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
NERFINISHED
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Wide Field Camera 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFinal | final Hubble servicing mission by Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2009-05-24 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2009-05-11 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| missionDesignation | STS-125 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration | about 12 days ⓘ |
| missionNumberInProgram | 30th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Andrew J. Feustel
NERFINISHED
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John M. Grunsfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ K. Megan McArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan McArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael J. Massimino NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael T. Good NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionTo | Low Earth orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | Servicing and upgrade mission ⓘ |
| NASAProgram | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpacewalks | 5 ⓘ |
| objective |
Extend Hubble Space Telescope operational life
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Repair failed Hubble components ⓘ Upgrade Hubble Space Telescope instruments ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitAltitude | ~560 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | ~28.5 degrees ⓘ |
| pilot | Gregory C. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyContext | approved as an exception to post-Columbia safety rules for shuttle missions ⓘ |
| precededBy | Servicing Mission 3B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repairedInstrument |
Advanced Camera for Surveys
NERFINISHED
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Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedComponent |
Batteries
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Rate sensor units (gyroscopes) ⓘ Science Instrument Command and Data Handling Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Hubble Space Telescope life extended into the 2010s ⓘ |
| riskContext | conducted after Columbia (STS-107) accident ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalEVAHours | 36.5 hours (approximate) ⓘ |
| year | 2009 ⓘ |
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