| Hubble Vital Statistics |
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| • | HST
is in Low Earth |
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| Orbit
(~600 km) |
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| • | Primary
is 2.4 meters |
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| • | Launched
in 1990 |
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| • | “Regularly
serviced” |
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| • | Cost
~$2+ billion |
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| • | Suite
of changing |
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| 1. | No
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| 2. | UV
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