"stubby Hubble" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stubby Hubbles [plural]
Etymology: stubby + Hubble. From being a telescope similar to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), with a shortened tube (ie. a stub). The HST itself is named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stubby|Hubble}} stubby + Hubble, {{yesno|1|n|N}} n, {{named-after/list|astronomer||||}} astronomer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Edwin Hubble}} Edwin Hubble, {{named-after|en|Edwin Hubble|nat=American|nocap=1|occ=astronomer|wplink=Edwin Hubble}} named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble Head templates: {{en-noun}} stubby Hubble (plural stubby Hubbles)
  1. (US, aerospace, espionage, informal) A spy satellite with a design similar to the Hubble Space Telescope. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-stubby_Hubble-en-noun-EdyNCACx Categories (other): American English, Aerospace, Espionage, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, espionage, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  2. (astronautics, by extension) A satellite of this class, with a shorter telescope tube than Hubble, similar mirror-size class, and wider field-of-view. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-stubby_Hubble-en-noun-57O~rIKM Categories (other): Astronautics Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: Hubble
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