Shortly after launch, Herschel and Planck will separate from the launcher's upper stage and head independently towards their respective orbits around the second Lagrange point of the Sun-Earth system (L2), a point in space located some 1.5 million km from Earth in the direction opposite to the Sun. It will take about 60 days for both spacecraft to reach their destination.
Credits: ESA (animation by AOES Medialab)
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