| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:astronomer 
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                                | gptkbp:catalogue | thousands of galaxies 
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                                | gptkbp:collaboratesWith | gptkb:NASA gptkb:Canadian_Space_Agency
 
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                                | gptkbp:deactivatedDate | 2013-04-29 
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                                | gptkbp:instrument | gptkb:HIFI gptkb:PACS
 gptkb:SPIRE
 
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                                | gptkbp:largestSpaceInfraredTelescopeAtLaunch | true 
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                                | gptkbp:launchDate | 2009-05-14 
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                                | gptkbp:launchMass | 3400 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:launchSite | gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre 
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                                | gptkbp:launchVehicle | gptkb:Ariane_5_ECA 
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                                | gptkbp:location | gptkb:Sun–Earth_L2_point 
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                                | gptkbp:missionEndReason | ran out of coolant 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | gptkb:William_Herschel 
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                                | gptkbp:officialName | gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory 
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                                | gptkbp:operatedBy | gptkb:European_Space_Agency 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Infrared_Space_Observatory 
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                                | gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter | 3.5 meters 
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                                | gptkbp:primaryMission | infrared astronomy 
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                                | gptkbp:studiedBy | interstellar medium star formation
 protoplanetary disks
 molecular clouds
 galaxy evolution
 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope 
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                                | gptkbp:telescopeType | space-based infrared telescope 
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                                | gptkbp:wavelengthRange | 55–672 micrometers 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Radcliffe_Observatory,_Oxford 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Herschel telescope 
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