PHYSICS 1010 Spring 2011

James Stucki Randall Forbush James Roundy Daniel Renzo

Hubble Space Telescope

 Launch date – April 24, 1990  Mission – 20 years, 10 months, and 25 days  De-orbited – due  Mass – 11,110 kg (24,500 lb)  Type of orbit – Near-circular low Earth orbit  Orbit height – 559 km (347 mi)  Orbit period – mins (14-15 periods per day)  Orbit velocity – 7,500 m/s (25,000 ft/s)  Acceleration due to gravity – m/s² (26.80 ft/s²)  Location – Low Earth orbit  Telescope style – Ritchey-Chretien reflector  Wavelength – Optical, ultraviolet, near-infrared  Diameter – 2.4 m (7ft 10 in)  Collecting area – 4.5 m² (48 sq ft)  Focal length – 57.6 m (189 ft)

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