The Hubble space telescope orbits between 562 and 567 km above the Earth.
It orbits in Geospace. Geospace is defined as the area of outer space near the Earth. It includes the ionosphere, magnetosphere and the Van Allen Belts. Most artificial satellites operate within this region and it's called low earth orbit
The HST orbits at 569 km (353 miles) above Earth, orbits it in 97 minutes at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour (28,500 km per hour). In one second the HST travels almost 5 miles!
When air high above the earth' surface is cooled below the dew point it is likely to form?
The Jet Stream
1 PM HST. 5 hours difference between East Coast & HST right now.
The HST orbits at 569 km or 353 miles above Earth.
The HST never has got to Neptune. It always orbited Earth at 569 km above the surface. You confuse HST with the Voyager spacecraft. Voyager 2 had the closest approach to Neptune on Aug. 25, 1989.
HST is the Hubble Space Telescope and was launched inside of space shuttle "Discovery" in 1990.
The ISS orbits at 400 km above Earth; the HST at 569 km.
The main reason is that it orbits high above Earth's atmosphere which is responsible for the blurring of high-resolution images. Additionally, HST is equipped with hi-tec systems for compensating its own movement, orbiting at 559 km above Earth at 27,000 km per hour. Moreover, many of the fascinating images are composites made at different wavelengths, allowing individual exposures that are perfectly suited for the respective part of the spectrum.
It orbits in Geospace. Geospace is defined as the area of outer space near the Earth. It includes the ionosphere, magnetosphere and the Van Allen Belts. Most artificial satellites operate within this region and it's called low earth orbit
High Speed Tractor
No, the HST orbits at 570 km above Earth (and not 36,000 km as the geostationary satellites do). It flies round Earth (= one orbit) in 97 minutes, the speed is about 28,000 kilometers per hour.
The HST orbits at 569 km (353 miles) above Earth, orbits it in 97 minutes at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour (28,500 km per hour). In one second the HST travels almost 5 miles!
It depends on the position of HST in orbit and where the information is being relayed to/from, but in general only a few seconds at its furthest point. HST is in a low-earth orbit to avoid the Van Allen belt, so its orbit is only a few hundred nautical miles high.
A jet-stream is a current of air high above the earth. They move eastward at altitudes of about 5 to 9-miles.
The atmosphere extends about 600 kilometers (373 miles) above the Earth's surface.