Planck Satellite Moves to Second Lagrangian Point
June 5, 2009
This artist’s concept shows the path of Planck to its operational orbit around the second Lagrangian point in space (L2), 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth. credit: ESA
Topics:
Environment, Spaceflight, Space exploration, Celestial mechanics, ESA, Second Lagrangian Point This artist, Lissajous orbit, Herschel Space Observatory, Lagrangian, Planck, Orbit, Satellite, European Space Agency, Lagrangian point, Earth orbits
