Herschel
Herschel was ESA's completed mission to observe the far-infrared and submillimetre Universe from a Lissajous orbit around Sun-Earth L2, revealing cold material involved in star and galaxy formation and tracing water across the Solar System.
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- Herschel Space Observatory missionFIRSTHerschel mission
- Name
- Herschel
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Herschel was ESA's completed mission to observe the far-infrared and submillimetre Universe from a Lissajous orbit around Sun-Earth L2, revealing cold material involved in star and galaxy formation and tracing water across the Solar System.
- Destination
- Sun-Earth L2
- End Date
- 2013-06-17
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Herschel completed more than three years of observations before its liquid-helium supply was exhausted on 29 April 2013; ESA then moved the spacecraft to a disposal orbit and sent its final command on 17 June 2013.
- Start Date
- 2009-05-14
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 07:54:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 07:54:41 UTC
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