Ariane 62 Block 2 | PLATO
Provider: Arianespace
Vehicle: Ariane 62
Launch Date:
Launch Site: Ariane Launch Area 4
Target Orbit: L2
Orbital Compute Tier: Insufficient data
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 intelligence
Current mission briefs are available immediately to Explore customers and enter the public archive 30 days after launch when their research is ready.