TBDArianespace
PLATO
Ariane 62 Block 2. Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
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Countdown to Launch
14 Days OutLaunch
Scheduled
Go for Launch
Webcast
Liftoff
Outcome
PLATO
ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin
Mission
Astrophysics, Sun-Earth L2
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.
Viewing
VenezuelaBrazil
- Liftoff100 km
- Ascent90° E
Change Log
Detected changes and source updates
NET March.
NET January 2027.
Targeting December 2026
Adding launch NET late 2026