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Herschel & Planck
Ariane 5 ECA · Astrophysics
2009Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Orbit
- L2
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2