SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Question
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About how many miles above the surface of the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope is orbiting?
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280 miles
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380 miles
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300 miles
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200 miles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Hubble Space Telescope orbits just above Earth’s atmosphere at an altitude of approximately 332 miles (535 km).
Detailed explanation-2: -How far can the Hubble Telescope see? The furthest galaxy ever observed by the Hubble telescope is the GN-z11 galaxy, about 13.4 billion light-years away.
Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, speed of the hubble telescope is 7562.26 m/s.
Detailed explanation-4: -Launched on April 24, 1990, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, Hubble is currently located about 332 miles (535 km) above Earth’s surface, where it completes 15 orbits per day-approximately one every 95 minutes.
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