1. PHYSICS 1010 Spring 2011

2. James Stucki james_stucki@yahoo.com Randall Forbush suddenwater@yahoo.com James Roundy jamesroundy@msn.com Daniel Renzo danielrenzo84@yahoo.com

3. Hubble Space Telescope

4.  Launch date – April 24, 1990  Mission – 20 years, 10 months, and 25 days  De-orbited – due 2013-2021  Mass – 11,110 kg (24,500 lb)  Type of orbit – Near-circular low Earth orbit  Orbit height – 559 km (347 mi)  Orbit period – 96-97 mins (14-15 periods per day)  Orbit velocity – 7,500 m/s (25,000 ft/s)  Acceleration due to gravity – 8.169 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)

5. http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=mcBV-cXVWFwhttp://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=mcBV-cXVWFw Nasa.gov