LAUNCH CENTER

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Thu Dec 31 2026

Arianespace

PLATO

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

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Ariane 62

Description:

The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency. Ariane 6 will have two variants, Ariane 62 (A62) will have two ESR (Equipped Solid Rocket). The rocket is intended to be used for government and scientific missions.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Astrophysics
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.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 4