Universe  ID: 10271

HST SM4 - Change Out Animation

Released on August 19, 2008
Animation shows the change out of instruments and hardware planned during the Hubble Servicing Mission 4. The instrument change out order in the animation order is as follows:

1. Battery replacement

2. Wide Field Planetary Camera replaced with new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)

3. Rate Sensor Units replaced (contain 2 gyros each)

4. COSTAR instrument replaced with new Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS)

5. Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) repair (circuit boards replaced and new power box added)

6. Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph repair (cover removed, circuit board replaced, new main electronics box cover added)

7. Fine Guidance Sensor replaced

8. Soft Capture Mechanism added

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This animation shows the components that will be removed, installed and added to the Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4.

Credits

Pete Alea (ATK): Lead Animator
Michael McClare (HTSI): Producer
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Data Used:
HST
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HST/WFPC2
Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) was installed in Dec 1993 and used to obtain high resolution images of astronomical objects. This camera was removed in the last servicing mission so it is no longer in service.
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This item is part of these series:
HST
SM4
HST SM4 Animations
Astrophysics Animations

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Hubble Space Telescope
SVS >> HST
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> SM4
SVS >> Servicing Mission 4
SVS >> WFC3
SVS >> ACS
SVS >> Batteries
SVS >> FGS
SVS >> NOBLs
SVS >> COS
SVS >> RSU
SVS >> Gyroscopes
SVS >> SCM
SVS >> Gyros
SVS >> STIS
SVS >> STS-125
NASA Science >> Universe