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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulAstrophysicsAriane 5 ECA
Launched 2009-05-14 13:12 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Sun-Earth L2
Worldwide
28th
orbital launch attempt in 2009
Arianespace
2nd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
90 d 15 h
since the pad's previous launch
Herschel is a space observatory for the ESA. It is a infrared telescope and the largest ever launched to date. NASA is however a partner in this mission. Planck is also an ESA space observatory but maps cosmic microwave background.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
57.7m
Diameter
5.4m
Liftoff thrust
11,400kN
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