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HST

NORAD 20580 · COSPAR 1990-037B · ACTIVE
Orbit: #80858 @ 468 x 471 km x 28.4738 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-25 14:36 UTC · 15.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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HST
1 20580U 90037B 26298.60858929 .00004965 00000-0 14837-3 0 09998
2 20580 28.4738 268.2964 0002032 158.4573 201.6109 15.32080280808583
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
April 25th 1990
Spacecraft age
36 years, 6 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
European Space Agency (ESA)/NASA
Purpose
Space Science
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle (STS 31)
Contractor
European Space Agency/NASA
Launch mass
11,110 kg
Power
2,400.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
28.4738°
Period
93.99 min
Perigee
468 km
Apogee
471 km
Eccentricity
0.0002032
RAAN
268.2964°
Arg of Perigee
158.4573°
Mean Motion
15.3208028 rev/d