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Thu 05 May 2009ESA space launch a sucess
The launch of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) two satellites Herschel and Planck went ahead this afternoon without a hitch.
Both observatories, which have substantial Irish involvement, were launched on board an Ariane 5 rocket at precisely 2.12pm from the ESA Spaceport in French Guyana, South America.
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