<Table> Hubble Space Telescope <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis , flying Servicing Mission 4 ( STS - 125 ) , the fifth and final Hubble mission </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission type </Th> <Td> Astronomy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> NASA ESA STScI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> COSPAR ID </Th> <Td> 1990 - 037B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> SATCAT no . </Th> <Td> 20580 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> nasa.gov/hubble hubblesite.org spacetelescope.org </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission duration </Th> <Td> Elapsed : 27 years , 11 months , 26 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Spacecraft properties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Lockheed ( spacecraft ) Perkin - Elmer ( optics ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch mass </Th> <Td> 11,110 kg ( 24,490 lb ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 13.2 m × 4.2 m ( 43.3 ft × 13.8 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Power </Th> <Td> 2,800 watts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Start of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Td> April 24 , 1990 , 12 : 33 : 51 ( 1990 - 04 - 24UTC12 : 33 : 51 ) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rocket </Th> <Td> Space Shuttle Discovery ( STS - 31 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch site </Th> <Td> Kennedy LC - 39B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deployment date </Th> <Td> April 25 , 1990 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Entered service </Th> <Td> May 20 , 1990 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> End of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Decay date </Th> <Td> estimated 2030 -- 2040 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Orbital parameters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference system </Th> <Td> Geocentric </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Regime </Th> <Td> Low Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Semi-major axis </Th> <Td> 6,917.5 km ( 4,298.3 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Eccentricity </Th> <Td> 0.000287 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Perigee </Th> <Td> 537.4 km ( 333.9 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Apogee </Th> <Td> 541.4 km ( 336.4 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inclination </Th> <Td> 28.47 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 95.47 minutes 1.35. 25.83 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> RAAN </Th> <Td> 176.23 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Argument of perigee </Th> <Td> 82.61 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean anomaly </Th> <Td> 319.41 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean motion </Th> <Td> 15.09 rev / day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Velocity </Th> <Td> 7.59 km / s ( 4.72 mi / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epoch </Th> <Td> December 26 , 2017 , 13 : 18 : 33 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revolution no . </Th> <Td> 31,936 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Main telescope </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Ritchey -- Chrétien reflector </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 2.4 m ( 7.9 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Focal length </Th> <Td> 57.6 m ( 189 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Focal ratio </Th> <Td> f / 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Collecting area </Th> <Td> 4.5 m ( 48 sq ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wavelengths </Th> <Td> Near - infrared , visible light , ultraviolet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> ( show ) Instruments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NICMOS </Th> <Td> Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ACS </Th> <Td> Advanced Camera for Surveys </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> WFC3 </Th> <Td> Wide Field Camera 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> COS </Th> <Td> Cosmic Origins Spectrograph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> STIS </Th> <Td> Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FGS </Th> <Td> Fine Guidance Sensor </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Hubble Space Telescope <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis , flying Servicing Mission 4 ( STS - 125 ) , the fifth and final Hubble mission </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission type </Th> <Td> Astronomy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> NASA ESA STScI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> COSPAR ID </Th> <Td> 1990 - 037B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> SATCAT no . </Th> <Td> 20580 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> nasa.gov/hubble hubblesite.org spacetelescope.org </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mission duration </Th> <Td> Elapsed : 27 years , 11 months , 26 days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Spacecraft properties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Lockheed ( spacecraft ) Perkin - Elmer ( optics ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch mass </Th> <Td> 11,110 kg ( 24,490 lb ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 13.2 m × 4.2 m ( 43.3 ft × 13.8 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Power </Th> <Td> 2,800 watts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Start of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch date </Th> <Td> April 24 , 1990 , 12 : 33 : 51 ( 1990 - 04 - 24UTC12 : 33 : 51 ) UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rocket </Th> <Td> Space Shuttle Discovery ( STS - 31 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Launch site </Th> <Td> Kennedy LC - 39B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deployment date </Th> <Td> April 25 , 1990 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Entered service </Th> <Td> May 20 , 1990 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> End of mission </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Decay date </Th> <Td> estimated 2030 -- 2040 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Orbital parameters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference system </Th> <Td> Geocentric </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Regime </Th> <Td> Low Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Semi-major axis </Th> <Td> 6,917.5 km ( 4,298.3 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Eccentricity </Th> <Td> 0.000287 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Perigee </Th> <Td> 537.4 km ( 333.9 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Apogee </Th> <Td> 541.4 km ( 336.4 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inclination </Th> <Td> 28.47 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 95.47 minutes 1.35. 25.83 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> RAAN </Th> <Td> 176.23 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Argument of perigee </Th> <Td> 82.61 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean anomaly </Th> <Td> 319.41 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean motion </Th> <Td> 15.09 rev / day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Velocity </Th> <Td> 7.59 km / s ( 4.72 mi / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Epoch </Th> <Td> December 26 , 2017 , 13 : 18 : 33 UTC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revolution no . </Th> <Td> 31,936 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Main telescope </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Ritchey -- Chrétien reflector </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 2.4 m ( 7.9 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Focal length </Th> <Td> 57.6 m ( 189 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Focal ratio </Th> <Td> f / 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Collecting area </Th> <Td> 4.5 m ( 48 sq ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wavelengths </Th> <Td> Near - infrared , visible light , ultraviolet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> ( show ) Instruments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NICMOS </Th> <Td> Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ACS </Th> <Td> Advanced Camera for Surveys </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> WFC3 </Th> <Td> Wide Field Camera 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> COS </Th> <Td> Cosmic Origins Spectrograph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> STIS </Th> <Td> Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FGS </Th> <Td> Fine Guidance Sensor </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the hubble telescope launched into space
when was the hubble telescope launched into space
April 24 , 1990 , 12 : 33 : 51 ( 1990 - 04 - 24UTC12 : 33 : 51 ) UTC
April 24 , 1990 , 12 : 33 : 51 ( 1990 - 04 - 24UTC12 : 33 : 51 ) UTC