HST

Launch Details
Launched 23 April 1990
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Assorted bright
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)
Space & Earth Science
Hubble ST
Active satellites
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 20580
COSPAR ID 1990-037B
Alternative names HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 28.469°
Eccentricity 0.00020
RA ascending node 18.848 hr
Argument perigee 356.374°
Mean anomaly 3.684°
Orbital period 94.302 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Oct 2025, 07:17

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 490.5 km
Mean Altitude 491.9 km
Peak Altitude 493.3 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

STS 31 HST DEB HST DEB

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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