Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Located in a low Earth orbit, approximately 375 miles (600km) above the surface.
- Launch date
- April 24, 1990
- Launched by
- Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31)
- Mission Duration
- Up to 20 years
- Light Observed
- Infrared, visible, and ultraviolet
- Website
- HST's Homepage