Hubble Space Telescope launched
- 1. When was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?
A) February 17, 2001
B) July 4, 1986
C) April 24, 1990
D) September 13, 1994
- 2. What organization launched the Hubble Space Telescope?
A) NASA
B) ISRO
C) Roscosmos
D) ESA
- 3. How many primary mirrors does the Hubble Space Telescope have?
A) 1
B) 5
C) 3
D) 7
- 4. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which astronomer?
A) Galileo Galilei
B) Isaac Newton
C) Edwin Hubble
D) Carl Sagan
- 5. How long was the Hubble Space Telescope initially expected to last?
A) 10 years
B) 5 years
C) 15 years
D) 25 years
- 6. How many servicing missions have been conducted on the Hubble Space Telescope?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 7
D) 3
- 7. What is the diameter of the primary mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope?
A) 3 meters
B) 2.4 meters
C) 1 meter
D) 5 meters
- 8. In what year did the Hubble Space Telescope begin regular operations?
A) 1985
B) 1990
C) 1993
D) 2000
- 9. What is the Hubble Space Telescope's primary source of power?
A) Battery packs
B) Nuclear generator
C) Solar panels
D) Wind turbines
- 10. What was the name of the space shuttle that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope?
A) Columbia
B) Atlantis
C) Endeavour
D) Discovery
- 11. What type of orbit does the Hubble Space Telescope have around Earth?
A) Molniya Orbit
B) Geostationary Orbit
C) Low Earth Orbit
D) Polar Orbit
- 12. What is the approximate altitude of the Hubble Space Telescope's orbit above Earth's surface?
A) 1,000 kilometers
B) 400 kilometers
C) 547 kilometers
D) 700 kilometers
- 13. What was the first major design flaw discovered in the Hubble Space Telescope after its launch?
A) Spherical aberration in the primary mirror
B) Failure of the main computer
C) Damaged solar panels
D) Radio communication blackout
- 14. What feature allows the Hubble Space Telescope to point precisely at its targets?
A) Solar Array Panels
B) High-Gain Antenna
C) Reaction Wheel Assemblies
D) Fine Guidance Sensors
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