NASA Herschel Science Center's Portal to the Cool Universe

Herschel and Planck Launch Liftoff

Photo • nhsc2009-012c • Thursday, May 14th, 2009

  • Related News
  • Image Credit
  • • ESA-CNES-Arianespace/Photo Optique Vidéo CSG - S. Martin
  • Download Options
  • Tiny Size (589 × 416)
    • JPEG (60.37 KB)
  • Small Size (960 × 679)
    • JPEG (106.03 KB)
  • Full Size (3508 × 2480)
    • JPEG (1.09 MB)
    • TIFF (8.37 MB)

Ariane 5 lifts off from the ELA-3 launch zone at Europe’s Spaceport on its May 14 mission, which successfully lofted the Herschel space telescope and Planck observatory.

Image Use Policy | Privacy Policy
European Space Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institue of Technology Infrared Processing and Analysis Center NASA Herschel Science Center