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Hubble Space Telescope: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 13.2 m.

Telescope body length ≈ 13.2 m

13.2 m = 1,320 cm. A meter contains 100 centimeters, or 1,000 millimeters.

1990Launch

The space observatory launched in 1990.

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Hubble Space Telescope, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

NASA gives a length of 13.2 m for the Hubble Space Telescope. This reference measures the body from front to rear, not its 2.4 m mirror diameter or the span of its solar panels. Panels, antennas and small protruding details are interpreted; this side view is not a construction survey. The Hubble Deep Field is a separate observation and does not have this dimension.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Rounded documented length; the illustration's appendages and perspective are not individually dimensioned.

Interpreted side view of the Hubble Telescope, not a photograph. The front-to-rear body length is the 13.2 m reference; panels, antennas and details are not individually dimensioned.

Launch: 1990.