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  • Hubble Telescope Materials: A Detailed Breakdown
    Primary Mirror

    * Material: Glass ceramic (Zerodur)

    * Thickness: 2.4 inches (6.1 centimeters)

    * Diameter: 79 inches (2.0 meters)

    * Weight: 1,825 pounds (828 kilograms)

    Secondary Mirror

    * Material: Glass ceramic (Zerodur)

    * Thickness: 1 inch (2.5 centimeters)

    * Diameter: 12 inches (30 centimeters)

    * Weight: 11 pounds (5 kilograms)

    Optical Baffles

    * Material: Aluminum and graphite composite

    * Thickness: 0.5 inch (1.27 centimeters)

    * Diameter: 15 feet (4.6 meters)

    * Weight: 3,500 pounds (1,588 kilograms)

    Solar Panels

    * Material: Silicon

    * Number: 6

    * Size: Each panel is 10 feet by 10 feet (3 meters by 3 meters)

    * Weight: Each panel weighs 200 pounds (91 kilograms)

    Battery Packs

    * Material: Nickel-hydrogen

    * Number: 6

    * Size: Each battery pack is 10 feet by 10 feet by 1 foot (3 meters by 3 meters by 0.3 meters)

    * Weight: Each battery pack weighs 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms)

    Spacecraft Structure

    * Material: Aluminum and graphite composite

    * Thickness: 0.5 inch (1.27 centimeters)

    * Diameter: 17 feet (5.2 meters)

    * Weight: 5,000 pounds (2,268 kilograms)

    Total Weight of Hubble Space Telescope

    * 24,000 pounds (10,886 kilograms)

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