Where is the Hubble Space Telescope right now?
Hubble orbits about 515 km up, circling Earth every 95 minutes. Here is its live sub-satellite position, computed in your browser — tracked in 3D on Cosmik, free.
Where is Hubble right now?
Hubble is in low Earth orbit about 515 km up, moving at roughly 7.6 km/s and completing a lap of the planet every 95 minutes. Its live position — the point on Earth directly beneath it — updates below every second:
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Live position computed in your browser via SGP4 from Hubble's latest orbital elements (CelesTrak).
For Hubble's full profile — orbit, instruments and famous images — see our Hubble Space Telescope page.
Can you see Hubble from your location?
Yes — from low and mid latitudes Hubble can be seen with the naked eye. Hubble is a bus-sized satellite with reflective surfaces, so during a favourable twilight pass it looks like a steady star gliding across the sky, with no blinking. Its orbit is inclined 28.5°, so it only appears for observers within about ±35° of the equator and never climbs high in the sky from northern Europe or Canada. Cosmik computes the next visible pass for your exact location and can alert you before it.
Hubble Space Telescope — mission facts
- NORAD ID: 20580
- Launched: 24 April 1990 (Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-31)
- Altitude: ~515 km (slowly decaying)
- Orbital period: ~95 minutes
- Inclination: 28.5°
- Primary mirror: 2.4 m
- Operator: NASA / ESA (STScI)
Hubble tracker — frequently asked questions
Where is the Hubble Space Telescope right now?
Hubble is in low Earth orbit about 515 km up, circling the planet every 95 minutes at 7.6 km/s. Its exact position changes minute by minute — Cosmik shows the live sub-satellite point at the top of this page and in the 3D map.
Can you see Hubble with the naked eye?
Yes, from low-to-mid latitudes. During a good twilight pass Hubble looks like a steady star drifting across the sky. Its 28.5° orbit means it never climbs high for observers in northern Europe or Canada.
How high up is Hubble?
About 515 km — low Earth orbit, above the ISS and around the altitude of Starlink. Without periodic reboosts its orbit slowly decays due to atmospheric drag.
How fast does Hubble move?
Roughly 7.6 km/s (about 27,000 km/h), completing one orbit of Earth every 95 minutes — around 15 orbits a day.
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