Hubble Space Telescope
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Hubble Space Telescope
Summary
Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,981 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Hubble Space Telescope's instance of is recorded as space telescope[3].
- Hubble Space Telescope is operated by Goddard Space Flight Center[4].
- Hubble Space Telescope is operated by Space Telescope Science Institute[5].
- Edwin Hubble is named after Hubble Space Telescope[6].
- Hubble Space Telescope was followed by Compton Gamma Ray Observatory[7].
- Hubble Space Telescope was followed by James Webb Space Telescope[8].
- Hubble Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space[9].
- Hubble Space Telescope's manufacturer is recorded as PerkinElmer[10].
- Hubble Space Telescope's developer is recorded as Marshall Space Flight Center[11].
- Hubble Space Telescope's developer is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[12].
- Hubble Space Telescope is part of Great Observatories program[13].
- Hubble Space Telescope's Commons category is recorded as Hubble Space Telescope[14].
- Hubble Space Telescope's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle[15].
- Hubble Space Telescope's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth[16].
- Hubble Space Telescope's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
- Hubble Space Telescope's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array[18].
- Hubble Space Telescope's powered by is recorded as nickel–hydrogen battery[19].
- Hubble Space Telescope's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[20].
- Hubble Space Telescope's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as April 24, 1990[21].
- Hubble Space Telescope's time of object orbit decay is recorded as 2030[22].
- Hubble Space Telescope's service entry is recorded as May 20, 1990[23].
- Hubble Space Telescope's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[24].
- Hubble Space Telescope's significant event is recorded as deployment[25].
- Hubble Space Telescope's significant event is recorded as first light[26].
- Hubble Space Telescope's significant event is recorded as atmospheric entry[27].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Hubble Space Telescope include Hubble Deep Field[28], an astronomical survey[29].
Why It Matters
Hubble Space Telescope ranks in the top 2% of space_telescope entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,981 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
It is credited with the discovery of Nix[32], a moon of Pluto[33]; S/2015 (136472) 1[34], a natural satellite[35]; UDFy-38135539[36], a galaxy[37]; SNR 0509-67.5[38], a supernova remnant[39]; 2014 OS393[40], a trans-Neptunian object[41]; and 2014 MT69[42], a trans-Neptunian object[43]. Entities named for it include Hubble Deep Field[28], an astronomical survey[29].
FAQs
What did Hubble Space Telescope discover?
Hubble Space Telescope is credited as discoverer of Nix[32], S/2015 (136472) 1[34], UDFy-38135539[36], and SNR 0509-67.5[38].