Planck (spacecraft)
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Planck was a space observatory operated by the European Space Agency from 2009 to 2013. The project aimed to map the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background at microwave and infrared frequenci
A model of Planck
The 4 K reference load qualification model
LFI 44 GHz horn and front-end chassis
LFI focal plane model
Herschel Space Observatory
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The Herschel Space Observatory was a space observatory built and operated by the European Space Agency. It was active from 2009 to 2013, and was the largest infrared telescope ever launched until the
Planck (spacecraft)
…operational for another six to nine months. A common service module (SVM) was designed and built by Thales Alenia Space in its Turin plant, for both the Herschel Space Observatory and Planck missions, combined into one single program. The overall cost is estimated to be €700 million for the Planck and €1,100 million for the…
Model of the Herschel Observatory
A model of the SPIRE instrument.
Herschel in a clean room
Rosette Nebula image captured by Herschel