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Launch of Herschel and Planck
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Herschel and Planck were successfully launched on an Ariane 5 rocket at 15:12:02 CEST on 14 May 2009
Credit: ESA-CNES-Arianespace.
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Related links
ESA Space Science - Planck
ESA Space Science - Herschel
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Planck Analysis Centre (Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik)