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Herschel Space Observatory

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A European Space Agency far-infrared and submillimeter space telescope launched in 2009 and named for the astronomer William Herschel, who discovered infrared radiation. It carried the largest single mirror ever launched into space at the time, 3.5 meters across, and operated until 2013, when its supply of liquid helium coolant was exhausted.

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Operational
from 2009 2
Open to Visitors
No 2
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Observing Band
Infrared 1
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European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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  • Observing Band: Infrared
2. Herschel Space Observatory (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    was a space observatory built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA)
  • Herschel Space Observatory, Wikipedia - lead section, observing band (infrared)
    It was active from 2009 to 2013, and was the largest infrared telescope ever launched until the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021.
  • Article text: start of operations
    Herschel was launched in 2009.
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Article text
    ESA Herschel mission website Herschel science website Herschel operations website Herschel science results website NASA Herschel mission website Archived 29 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine Herschel Science Center NASA/IPAC Herschel archive United Kingdom outreach website The Herschel Space Observatory was a space observatory built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA).
  • Operated By: NASA, Article text
    NASA was a partner in the Herschel mission, with US participants contributing to the mission; providing mission-enabling instrument technology and sponsoring the NASA Herschel Science Center (NHSC) at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center and the Herschel Data Search at the Infrared Science Archive.
  • In Group: Infrared Space Telescopes, Lead sentence
    It was active from 2009 to 2013, and was the largest infrared telescope ever launched until the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021.
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