Astrophysics Science Division

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)

Class:

Instrument

Status:

Operational

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Launch Date:

May 2009

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Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) is an instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronauts installed WFC3 during the final servicing mission to the space observatory in May 2009. With a "panchromatic" grasp of light extending from the ultraviolet through the visible and into the infrared, WFC3 is an extremely powerful imaging instrument, extending Hubble's capabilities by seeing deeper into the universe.

Key Staff
    photo of engineers working on WFC3 in the clean room