Launch
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched by the shuttle Discovery (STS-31) on 24 April 1990 at 12:33:51 UTC.
Hubble was released by the Shuttle's robotic arm 26 April at 19:38 UT.
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The Space Shuttle Discovery on the way to the skies with Hubble as payload. |
Hubble has just been released by the Shuttle's robotic arm and is slowly drifting away. |
Last Update: 1 September 2019
