Hubble Space Telescope.
An orbiting observatory studying the universe in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light. Astronaut servicing missions repaired and upgraded the telescope after its deployment.
Historical reference; mission status is a dated editorial snapshot.
Space telescope1990Low Earth orbit
- Agency
- NASA / ESA
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle Discovery
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit
- Country
- United States
- Launch date, UTC
- Apr 24, 1990, 12:33 PM UTC
- Crew
- Uncrewed
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