Five facts about the NASA Hubble Space Telescope

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The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, orbits Earth at 300 miles and travels at 17,000 mph. It weighs 27,000 pounds, is 43.5 feet long, and features a 94.5-inch primary mirror made of ultra-low expansion glass. Hubble is powered by solar arrays and has batteries with a storage capacity equivalent to 22 car batteries.


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