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Planck and Herschel will be launched on May 14

Kourou, French Guiana - Completed controls on the Ariane 5 launcher

ESA (European Space Agency) and Arianespace announced today that controls on the Ariane 5 launcher, to verify the failure that caused the launch of the two twin satellites Planck and Herschel to be delayed (see AVIONEWS), have been completed and that the new lift-off from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is scheduled for May 14. Launch preparation operation go on: Herschel and Planck...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1103641
Rome, Italy, 04/28/2009 14:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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