Herschel and Planck Satellites Join in Space
May 15, 2009
Herschel and Planck will be launched on an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in spring 2009. The satellites will separate shortly after launch and proceed to their respective orbits around the second Lagrange point of the Sun- Earth system, or L2.
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Environment, Spaceflight, Space exploration, European Space Agency, PARASOL, Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, Spaceport, Ariane, Lagrangian point, Ariane 5, Celestial mechanics, Herschel Space Observatory, Disaster Accident, Europe, Herschel Satellites Join, French Guiana