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Herschel and Planck launch postponed
 
13 March 2009

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Launch complexes at Europe's Spaceport
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Aerial view of various launch complexes at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja
 
 
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