Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-82
gptkbp:collaborations multiple NASA centers
gptkbp:consists_of gptkb:corrective_optics
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2009
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:HST_Servicing_Mission_1
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:dimensions 1.5 m x 1.5 m x 1.5 m
gptkbp:enables high-resolution imaging
gptkbp:enhances HST's imaging capabilities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR)
gptkbp:includes two instruments
gptkbp:innovation space telescope technology
gptkbp:instrument HST's early observations
space-based astronomy.
gptkbp:is_a_solution_for HST's optical issues
gptkbp:is_critical_for cosmic phenomena
HST's scientific success
gptkbp:is_designed_for gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_designed_to HST's optical errors
replace HST's primary mirror
gptkbp:is_involved_in numerous astronomical discoveries
gptkbp:is_part_of HST Servicing Missions
HST servicing program
gptkbp:is_studied_in exoplanets
stellar formation
gptkbp:is_used_by other HST instruments
gptkbp:is_used_for gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:is_used_to observe distant galaxies
gptkbp:key HST's early science operations
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
December 1993
STS-61 mission
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:2009
ultraviolet spectrum
Wide Field Camera 3 was installed
gptkbp:part_of improve HST's capabilities
gptkbp:project gptkb:NASA's_Space_Science_Division
gptkbp:provides improved image quality
gptkbp:purpose correct optical aberrations
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Servicing_Mission_3_B
gptkb:Wide_Field_and_Planetary_Camera_2
gptkb:Faint_Object_Camera
gptkbp:significance HST's legacy
gptkbp:was_a_response_to spherical aberration in HST
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg