Hubble Space Telescope

NASA and ESA space telescope (launched 1990)
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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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ~2026-50889-51 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cospar id → 1990-037A
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  2. 6w ago · Olea · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ne.se id → hubbleteleskopet, hst
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  3. 6w ago · Mariobanana · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Niconicopedia id → ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡
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  4. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → hubble-space-telescope
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  6. 14w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → hubble-io-kosminis-teleskopas
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  7. 15w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Hubble Space Telescope
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    + 203 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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