Fine Guidance Sensor
one of three identical instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope used for pointing in space
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Fine Guidance Sensor
Summary
Fine Guidance Sensor is a space instrument[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (space_instrument category, ranking #36 of 76).[2]
Key Facts
- Fine Guidance Sensor's image is recorded as Astronaut Joseph Tanner handles a Fine Guidance Sensor during Servicing Mission 2 (S82-E-54041) (cropped).jpg[3].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's instance of is recorded as space instrument[4].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's manufacturer is recorded as PerkinElmer[5].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's subclass of is recorded as fine guidance sensor[6].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's part of is recorded as Hubble Space Telescope[7].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's Commons category is recorded as Fine Guidance Sensor[8].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's total produced is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4'}[10].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+0.5'}[11].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+1.6'}[12].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's width is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}[13].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11570', 'amount': '+220'}[14].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c6tm8mps[15].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's wavelength is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81454', 'amount': '+4670'}[16].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's wavelength is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81454', 'amount': '+7000'}[17].
- Fine Guidance Sensor's principal investigator is recorded as William H. Jefferys[18].
Body
Geography
Fine Guidance Sensor's part of is recorded as Hubble Space Telescope[7].
Physical Characteristics
Fine Guidance Sensor's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+0.5'}[11].
Designation and Status
Fine Guidance Sensor's instance of is recorded as space instrument[4].
Why It Matters
Fine Guidance Sensor draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (space_instrument category, ranking #36 of 76).[2]