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Yes, although it takes ESA a lot longer. Herschel was first proposed in 1982.
I'm not sure why Planck was chosen, but it's certainly an improvement over the original name, "COBRAS/SAMBA". Yikes.
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I'm not sure why Planck was chosen, but it's certainly an improvement over the original name, "COBRAS/SAMBA". Yikes.