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Shortly after this image was taken, the Hubble telescope was shipped to Kennedy Space Center and loaded into the cargo bay of the shuttle Discovery. The telescope measures 13.1 m (43.5 ft) in length, 4.27 m (14.0 ft) in diameter, and weighs 11,000 kg (25,500 lb). Note the size of the workers standing near the base of the telescope. Also note the orange cylinder attached to the telescope; this is one of the two solar arrays that provide power to Hubble's batteries. Once unrolled in orbit, each array will be over 12 m (40 ft) long and provide 1200 watts of power.
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