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Herschel and Planck ready to move to launch site

9 February 2009

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View of the Technical Center (CT) of the Guyana Space Centre (CSG), Europe's Spaceport. Located some 14 km East from the Ariane Launch Complexes, the CT incorporates all the CSG headquarters as well as managing and control facilities, including the Jupiter Mission Control Centre, the full-scale Ariane 5 mock-up, and the initial S1 Payload Processing Facility (EPCU) for satellite checkout.

Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja

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Herschel in space, close up on its mirror.

Credits: ESA (Image by AOES Medialab)

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Artist's impression of the Planck spacecraft

Credits: ESA (Image by AOES Medialab)

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