Ariane 62 Block 2 | PLATO

Name: Ariane 62 Block 2 | PLATO
Start: 2027-03-31T00:00:00Z
End: 2027-03-31T00:00:00Z
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

TO BE DETERMINED

> T-MINUS (NET)

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Target time only (NET — no earlier than). This launch is not yet confirmed and may slip.

> MISSION DATA

DATEWednesday, March 31, 2027

TIME12:00 AM UTC

PROVIDERArianespace

ROCKETAriane 62 Block 2

PADAriane Launch Area 4

LOCATIONGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

ORBITSun-Earth L2

> MISSION BRIEFING // 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.

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

Source-reported status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Launch window: 2027-03-31 00:00:00 UTC — 2027-03-31 00:00:00 UTC.

Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.

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