Science
Where is Hubble right now?
Hubble Space Telescope · catalogued as HST
Space Telescope · NASA
Right now
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The most famous telescope ever built. Launched in 1990 and repaired five times by spacewalking astronauts, Hubble has fundamentally changed our understanding of the universe — from pinpointing the age of the cosmos at 13.8 billion years to capturing the iconic Pillars of Creation. Still operational after 35 years, it completes one orbit of Earth every 95 minutes.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 298–299 mi (479–482 km)
- Inclination
- 28.5°
- One orbit
- 94.1 minutes15.3 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 20580
- Int’l designator
- 1990-037B
- Launched
- 1990
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 7 Nov 2026.