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by t344344 1175 days ago
Right, unless it breaks and Americans have to launch from Kazakhstan :)

There were two spy satellites with the same mirror diameter as Hubble. Launched by normal rockets! Without spending money on shuttle, US could launch new Hubble every 5 years or so!

> Both NRO space telescopes have a main mirror nearly 8 feet wide (2.4 meters), rivaling the Hubble Space Telescope,

https://www.space.com/16000-spy-satellites-space-telescopes-...