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PLATO

Ariane 62 Block 2

247Days
23Hours
38Minutes
53Seconds
TBD

Sunday, January 31, 2027 · 00:00 UTC

Mission

/01

Plato, for PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars, is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission with 26 cameras to study terrestrial exoplanets in orbits up to the habitable zone of Sun-like stars. Its goal is to measure the sizes of exoplanets and discover exomoons and rings around them, as well as characterise planets' host stars by studying tiny light variations in the starlight it receives.

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Sun-Earth L2 (L2)

Probability

N/A

Status

To Be Determined

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Ariane 62 Block 2

Variant: 62 Block 2

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.256° N, 52.787° W

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