Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
L2
Mission type
Astrophysics
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Thu, 14 May 2009 13:12:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4982 ever
Mission
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.