Ariane V188 | Herschel and Planck
Ariane V188 began two independent ESA astronomy missions: Herschel would study the far-infrared Universe, including star and galaxy formation, while Planck would map the cosmic microwave background. The launcher sent both observatories onto separate transfer trajectories toward Sun-Earth L2.
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- Aliases
- Herschel launchPlanck launch
- Name
- Ariane V188 | Herschel and Planck
- Slug
- ariane-v188-herschel-planck-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Ariane V188 began two independent ESA astronomy missions: Herschel would study the far-infrared Universe, including star and galaxy formation, while Planck would map the cosmic microwave background. The launcher sent both observatories onto separate transfer trajectories toward Sun-Earth L2.
- End Date
- 2009-05-14
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful injection of Herschel and Planck toward Sun-Earth L2
- Program
- Ariane 5 ECA launch programme
- Start Date
- 2009-05-14
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:34:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:34:57 UTC
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