Spacecraft
Hubble
Hubble Space Telescope: a visible/UV space telescope with a 2.4 m mirror, in orbit since 1990. Its Deep Field images and measurements of the expansion rate of the universe shaped modern cosmology.
| Type | Spacecraft |
|---|---|
| Parent body | Earth |
| Orbital radius | 6,891 km (Earth) |
| Eccentricity | 0.000 |
| Orbital period | 1.59 hours |
| Launch | 24 April 1990 (STS-31 Discovery) |
| Agency | NASA / ESA |
| Status | Active |