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