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    Launch of Planck and Herschel

    Date: 14 May 2009
    Satellite: Herschel and Planck
    Depicts: Lift-off of Ariane 5 ECA launcher
    Location: Ariane launch pad, Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana
    Copyright: ESA-CNES-Arianespace / Optique Vidéo du CSG - S. Martin

    The Ariane 5 ECA launcher, carrying on board the Herschel and Planck spacecraft, lifts-off from the Ariane launch pad at the European spaceport in Kourou on 14 May 2009.


    Last Update: 15 May 2009

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