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Hubble space telescope: second repair mission 02/1997

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: e-sou01-21910

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 25 cm

Discovery's maneuvering jets fired several times during the mission to reboost the telescope's orbit by eight nautical miles. Hubble redeployed on Feb. 19 at 1:41 a.m. and is now operating at the highest altitude it has ever flown, a 335- by 321-nautical-mile orbit.

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1997 - ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITE - ASTRONOMY - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - LIMB - SPACE - STS-82 -