The telescope orbits the Earth at 17,000 mph. Monitoring Hubble's Systems and Driving Safely Imagine using an ordinary personal computer to view the inner workings of Hubble. This powerful, streamlined system includes an on-line archive of engineering data. These are like your car's mileage and maintenance records. Operators monitor 6,800 different engineering indicators on Hubble, including temperature and pointing.
Engineers can view conditions in real time and monitor how they change.
Using Hubble's secure user interface, they can quickly diagnose problems from anywhere in the world. This is especially valuable during servicing missions. Operators check more than 100 warning alerts each week.