Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Herschel & Planck

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Herschel & Planck
Start: 2009-05-14T13:12:00.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

14 MAY 2009

13:12

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Sun-Earth L2

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.

Height

57.7 m

Diameter

5.4 m

Launch Mass

780 T

Thrust

11,400 kN