Herschel Orbit (IMAGE)

Naval Research Laboratory

Herschel Orbit

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Herschel will orbit around the second Lagrange point, L2, with a relatively constant environment, and where it can be well shielded from emission from the Earth and Sun, and can hover without using too much fuel.

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European Space Agency

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