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Roll-out to the launch pad

Roll-out to the launch pad


Date: 13 May 2009
Satellite: Herschel and Planck
Depicts: Ariane 5 ECA launcher
Location: Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana
Copyright: ESA-CNES-Arianespace / Optique Vidéo du CSG - L. Mira

In the morning on 13 May 2009, the Ariane 5 ECA launcher, with the Herschel and Planck spacecraft under the fairing on top, is rolled out to the launch pad. This view shows the launcher on the launch table, during its 2.6 km track from the final assembly building (Bâtiment d'Assemblage Final, or BAF) to the Ariane launch pad at the European spaceport in Kourou.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
27-Dec-2024 02:45 UT

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