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Ariane 5 ECA | Herschel & Planck
Arianespace · Ariane 5 ECA · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 183rd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 4,982nd orbital launch attempt
May 14, 2009Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 14, 13:12 – May 14, 13:12 UTC
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Herschel & Planck
Herschel is a space observatory for the ESA. It is a infrared telescope and the largest ever launched to date. NASA is however a partner in this mission. Planck is also an ESA space observatory but maps cosmic microwave background.
Astrophysics · Sun-Earth L2 (L2)
Booster
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