Asset Publisher

Hubble Seen from Above

Hubble Seen from Above


Date: 26 April 1990
Depicts: Hubble
Copyright: NASA

Hubble Space Telescope (HST), with its solar array (SA) wings and high gain antennae (HGA) fully extended,is released from Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector and is set free into Earth orbit by the STS-31 crew. HST drifts away from the end effector over the Andes Mountains.Parts of Bolivia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina are visible. The view covers a huge area of the western half of South America stretching from 14 degrees south latitude to 23 degrees, about 1000 kilometers..
Last Update: 1 September 2019
View »
3-Dec-2024 17:28 UT

ShortUrl Portlet

Shortcut URL

https://sci.esa.int/s/AGmY0lW

Latest Selection

Also Available As

Related Images

Related Videos

Caption & Press Release

Related Publications

Related Links

See Also

Documentation