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Jun 1980

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Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 28, Apr.-June 1980, p. 107-121. Abridged.

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Hubble Space Telescope, Nasa Programs, Spaceborne Astronomy, Astrometry, High Resolution, Optical Equipment, Performance Prediction, Pointing Control Systems

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The Space Telescope is an international astronomical observatory which will be placed into a low earth orbit in December 1983. The observatory will provide astronomers the opportunity to use five different instruments (wide field/planetary camera, faint object camera, high-resolution spectrograph, faint-object spectrograph, and high speed photometer), and to do astrometry with the use of the fine guidance sensors used primarily for pointing control. These instruments, the spectral range available above the earth's atmosphere, and the spatial resolution available from the combination of a near-diffraction limited 94-in. primary mirror and the stability provided by the Pointing Control System provide a tremendous potential to the astronomical community.

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