Space telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
NASA · ESA
Optical and ultraviolet telescope in low Earth orbit since 1990.
Right now · as of
Earth orbit
About 470 km above the Earth, moving at 7.64 km/s
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NASA/ESA space telescope launched in 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope, but it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble and is one of NASA's Great Observatories.
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Facts
- What it is
- Space telescope
- Agency
- NASA · ESA
- International designator
- 1990-037B