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PLATO
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Launch Window
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Description
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.
Details
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Sun-Earth L2 (L2)
Location
Unknown
Date
Thu, Dec 31, 2026, 24:00
Rocket
Mission Patch
ESA PLATO Patch