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How Big Is the Hubble Space Telescope?

The Hubble Space Telescope is about 43 ft (13.2 m) long. That is about 7.7 times as long as the average man is tall. The famous space telescope, launched in 1990.

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How big is the Hubble Space Telescope compared to the average man?

The Hubble Space Telescope is about 7.7 times as long as the average man is tall. The Hubble Space Telescope is 7.7× the size of the average man: about 7.7 average men lined up would match it.

Hubble Space Telescope length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

The Hubble Space Telescope measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	43 ft 4 in
Inches	520 in
Centimeters	1320 cm
Meters	13.2 m

Hubble Space Telescope size facts

Hubble is 13.2 meters (43.5 ft) long, about the size of a school bus.

How does the Hubble Space Telescope compare to other things?

The Hubble Space Telescope next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Hubble Space Telescope
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	106 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	965,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	670× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	25× bigger
Great Sphinx of Giza	66 ft (20 m)	22 ft (6.8 m) bigger
Sperm whale	52 ft (16 m) long	9 ft 2 in (280 cm) bigger
Megalodon	52 ft (16 m) long	9 ft 2 in (280 cm) bigger
Humpback whale	49 ft (15 m) long	5 ft 11 in (180 cm) bigger
Mosasaurus	49 ft (15 m) long	5 ft 11 in (180 cm) bigger
Spinosaurus	46 ft (14 m) long	2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm) bigger
Titanoboa	43 ft (13 m) long	7.9 in (20 cm) smaller
Giganotosaurus	41 ft (12.5 m) long	2 ft 3.5 in (70 cm) smaller
Tyrannosaurus rex	40 ft (12.3 m) long	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) smaller
Whale shark	39 ft (12 m) long	3 ft 11 in (120 cm) smaller
Giant squid	39 ft (12 m) long	3 ft 11 in (120 cm) smaller
Fire truck	39 ft (12 m) long	3 ft 11 in (120 cm) smaller
Iguanodon	33 ft (10 m) long	10 ft (3.2 m) smaller
Therizinosaurus	33 ft (10 m) long	10 ft (3.2 m) smaller
Allosaurus	31 ft (9.5 m) long	12 ft (3.7 m) smaller
Parasaurolophus	31 ft (9.5 m) long	12 ft (3.7 m) smaller
Stegosaurus	30 ft (9 m) long	14 ft (4.2 m) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	7.7× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	8.3× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.