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WorldView 4 Captures Hubble; Roman Telescope to Surpass It

4/29/2026

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Vantor’s WorldView Legion 4 satellite photographed the Hubble Space Telescope from 61.8 km on April 23, 2026, one day before its 36th birthday.
The image shows Hubble’s cylindrical body, thermal shielding, solar arrays and its open aperture door.
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said the Roman Space Telescope will achieve in one year what would have taken Hubble 2,000 years.
Roman is planned to transmit 11 terabytes of data to Earth each day.

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Vantor’s WorldView Legion 4 satellite photographed the Hubble Space Telescope from 61.8 km on April 23, 2026, one day before its 36th birthday.
The image shows Hubble’s cylindrical body, thermal shielding, solar arrays and its open aperture door.
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said the Roman Space Telescope will achieve in one year what would have taken Hubble 2,000 years.
Roman is planned to transmit 11 terabytes of data to Earth each day.