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At 15:12:02 CEST, at the beginning of a 55-minute launch window, the Herschel and Planck satellite pair lifted off on board an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
CREDIT
ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE - Photo Optique Video CSG, P. Baudon, 2009