Hubble Space Telescope

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Ruffnax (Crew of STS-125)
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Low Earth orbit Geocentric orbit
apogee

540.9m

perigee

537m

  • Spectrum infrared visible ultraviolet
  • Wavelengths 0.1 µm - 2.5 µm
  • Frequencies
  • Diameter2.4 m
  • Focal Length57.6 m
  • First Light 1 January 1981
  • Mounting
  • Collecting Area
  • Enclosure
  • Secondary Diameter0 m
  • Angular Resolution

    Instruments

  • Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS)
  • Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)
  • Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS)
  • Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS)
  • Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS)