Hubble Servicing Mission 2

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Hubble Servicing Mission 2 was a 1997 Space Shuttle mission that upgraded and repaired the Hubble Space Telescope, significantly enhancing its scientific capabilities.

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instanceOf Space Shuttle mission ⓘ
alsoKnownAs STS-82 ⓘ
commander Kenneth D. Bowersox ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crewSize 7 ⓘ
enhancedCapability improved near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy ⓘ
improved ultraviolet spectroscopy ⓘ
evaCount 5 ⓘ
followedBy Hubble Servicing Mission 3A ⓘ
installedInstrument Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer ⓘ
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph ⓘ
landingDate 1997-02-21 ⓘ
launchDate 1997-02-11 ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
missionDuration 9 days 23 hours 37 minutes ⓘ
missionNumber 82 ⓘ
missionPatchShape circular ⓘ
missionSpecialist Gregory J. Harbaugh ⓘ
Joseph R. Tanner ⓘ
Mark C. Lee ⓘ
Steven A. Hawley ⓘ
Steven L. Smith ⓘ
missionType orbital servicing mission ⓘ
notableOutcome extended operational lifetime of Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
significant enhancement of Hubble scientific capabilities ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
orbitApogee approximately 575 km ⓘ
orbitInclination 28.5 degrees ⓘ
orbitPerigee approximately 540 km ⓘ
pilot Scott J. Horowitz ⓘ
precededBy Hubble Servicing Mission 1 ⓘ
program Space Shuttle program ⓘ
purpose perform repairs and maintenance on Hubble ⓘ
servicing Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
upgrade Hubble scientific instruments ⓘ
removedInstrument Faint Object Spectrograph ⓘ
Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph ⓘ
replacedComponent Hubble tape recorders with solid-state recorders ⓘ
spaceShuttle Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ
target Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
totalEvaTime 33 hours 11 minutes ⓘ
upgradedSubsystem Data Interface Units ⓘ
Fine Guidance Sensors ⓘ
Reaction Wheel Assemblies ⓘ
Solar Array Drive Electronics ⓘ

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STIS → installationMission → Hubble Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
Mark C. Lee → participantIn → Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission STS-82 ⓘ
linked to: Hubble Servicing Mission 2
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer → developedFor → Hubble Space Telescope second servicing mission ⓘ
linked to: Hubble Servicing Mission 2
Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer → installedOn → Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
linked to: Hubble Servicing Mission 2
FOS → wasRemovedDuring → Second Hubble Servicing Mission (STS-82) ⓘ
linked to: Hubble Servicing Mission 2
NICMOS → launchedWith → HST Servicing Mission 2 ⓘ
linked to: Hubble Servicing Mission 2