Hubble Space telescope

PHYSICS 1010 Spring 2011 Hubble Space telescope

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

Hubble Space Telescope

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)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw • Nasa.gov

Hubble Space telescope

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