Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Corrective_Optics_Space_Telescope_Axial_Replacement_(COSTAR)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hubble Space Telescope instrument
optical correction instrument
gptkbp:abbreviation COSTAR
gptkbp:correctedInstruments gptkb:Faint_Object_Spectrograph
gptkb:Goddard_High_Resolution_Spectrograph
gptkb:Faint_Object_Camera
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:function deployed corrective mirrors for three Hubble instruments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR)
gptkbp:installedOn gptkb:STS-61_(Hubble_Servicing_Mission_1)
gptkbp:launched December 2, 1993
gptkbp:locationAfterRemoval gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ball_Aerospace_&_Technologies_Corp.
gptkbp:notNeededAfter installation of new instruments with built-in correction
gptkbp:purpose correct spherical aberration in Hubble Space Telescope
gptkbp:removedDuring gptkb:Hubble_Servicing_Mission_4_(2009)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Cosmic_Origins_Spectrograph
gptkbp:replacedInstrument gptkb:High_Speed_Photometer
gptkbp:weight 280 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope_servicing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5