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Herschel and Planck cruise to L2
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Herschel and Planck cruise to L2

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Shortly after launch, Herschel and Planck will separate from the launcher’s upper stage and head independently towards their
respective orbits around the second Lagrange point of the Sun-Earth system (L2), some 1.5 million km from Earth in the
direction opposite to the Sun. It will take about 60 days for both spacecraft to reach their destination.

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Planck cruising to L2
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Planck cruising to L2

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Planck separation
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Planck separation

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Herschel-Planck fairing ejection
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Herschel-Planck fairing ejection

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Herschel and Planck launch configuration
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Herschel and Planck launch configuration

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Herschel separates from upper stage
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Herschel separates from upper stage

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