Hubble Space Telescope
NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope is a serviceable ultraviolet, visible-light, and near-infrared observatory in low Earth orbit. Discovery carried it on STS-31 in 1990, and five later shuttle missions repaired and upgraded the telescope. Goddard operates the spacecraft while the Space Telescope Science Institute conducts its science operations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- HSTHubbleLarge Space TelescopeEdwin P. Hubble Space Telescope
- Name
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Status
- active
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- Description
- NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope is a serviceable ultraviolet, visible-light, and near-infrared observatory in low Earth orbit. Discovery carried it on STS-31 in 1990, and five later shuttle missions repaired and upgraded the telescope. Goddard operates the spacecraft while the Space Telescope Science Institute conducts its science operations.
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit for ultraviolet, visible-light, and near-infrared observations that advance understanding of the universe
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- Outcome
- Ongoing and successful. Hubble remains scientifically productive decades beyond its original design life after five astronaut servicing missions. It returned to daily science in June 2024 using one gyroscope, with its instruments stable and functioning normally, and continues most of its observing program.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1990-04-24
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- April 12, 2026 at 22:31:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 13:23:11 UTC
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- Search Name
- Hubble Space Telescope HST Hubble Large Space Telescope Edwin P. Hubble Space Telescope
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