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title: "How much does a Hubble Space Telescope cost?"
description: "Hubble Space Telescope costs 4,700,000,000 $. How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/hubble-space-telescope/
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# How much does a Hubble Space Telescope cost?

**Typical cost: 4,700,000,000 $**

An optical space telescope launched in 1990 and serviced five times by Space Shuttle crews.

> Development and launch; total programme cost with servicing exceeds $16 billion.

## How that compares

*Hubble Space Telescope against things of a similar money.*

- Aircraft carrier: 8,500,000,000 $
- Hubble Space Telescope: 4,700,000,000 $
- One World Trade Center: 3,900,000,000 $
- Shanghai Tower: 2,400,000,000 $
- Cruise ship: 2,000,000,000 $
- Nuclear submarine: 2,000,000,000 $
- Space Shuttle: 1,600,000,000 $
- Burj Khalifa: 1,500,000,000 $

## How to read this figure

This is a typical purchase price, not a quote. Actual prices move with specification, brand and where you buy.

> Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.

## More about Hubble Space Telescope

- [How much does a Hubble Space Telescope weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/hubble-space-telescope/) — 11.11 t

## Common questions

### How much does Hubble Space Telescope cost?

Hubble Space Telescope costs 4,700,000,000 $. Development and launch; total programme cost with servicing exceeds $16 billion.

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## Sources

- NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (https://www.nasa.gov/) [Public domain (US Government)]