Dual-launched ESA's Herschel far-infrared observatory and Planck cosmic-microwave-background telescope from Kourou on a single Ariane 5 ECA, sending both spacecraft toward the Sun-Earth L2 point after separating minutes apart.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- L2
- Sun-Earth L2
- Payload to orbit
- 5.8 T
- Flight
- 19th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 14 May 2009, 13:12 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Astrophysics
- International designator
- 2009-026
- Launches in 2009
- 28th of 78
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