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Satellite

Hubble Space Telescope

In orbit since 1990 and serviced five times by Space Shuttle crews, it has taken some of the most famous images of the universe and is still observing from about 520 km.

Catalogue name
HST
NORAD ID
20580
Owner
United States
Launched
April 24, 1990
Altitude (perigee – apogee)
476 – 478 km
Orbital period
94 min
Inclination
28.5°

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