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title: "How much does a Hubble Space Telescope weigh?"
description: "Hubble Space Telescope weighs 11.11 t (24,500 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
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# How much does a Hubble Space Telescope weigh?

**Typical weight: 11.11 t**

That is 24,500 lb, or 11,100 kg.

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

## How that compares

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

- Whale shark: 9,000–21,000 kg
- Semi truck: 12,000–36,290 kg
- Concrete mixer truck: 11,000–16,000 kg
- Big Ben: 13.76 t
- City bus: 11,000–20,000 kg
- Double-decker bus: 12.65 t
- Hubble Space Telescope: 11.11 t
- School bus: 6,500–12,000 kg

## More about Hubble Space Telescope

- [How much does a Hubble Space Telescope cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/hubble-space-telescope/) — 4,700,000,000 $

## Common questions

### How much does Hubble Space Telescope weigh?

Hubble Space Telescope weighs 11.11 t (24,500 lb).

## Related pages

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- [How much does a Falcon 9 weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/falcon-9/)

## Sources

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