Herschel at a glance
| Herschel at a glance | |
| Dimensions | Height : 7 m Width : 4.30 m |
| Launch mass | 3.25 tons |
| Payload | A 3.5 m diameter telescope. A superfluid helium cryosat (2K) containing the 3 instruments PACS, SPIRE and HIFI. |
| Orbit | L2 Lagrange point |
| Distance from Earth | 1.5 million km |
