NET Sep — Launch Ariane 6-2 / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)

Name: NET Sep — Launch Ariane 6-2 / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)
Start: 2026-09-01T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-09-01T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Guiana Space Centre

September 1, 2026

ESA plans to launch Ariane 6-2 with PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) spacecraft with array of 26 cameras to Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point to look for signs of planets in habitable zones of stars.

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Date: September 1, 2026
Event Category: Launch
Event Tags:2026
Website: https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2025/plato-mission-to-launch-in-late-2026-onboard-ariane-6#:~:text=The%20European%20Space%20Agency%20(ESA,to%20identify%20Earth%2Dlike%20planets.

Venue

Guiana Space Centre
Kourou BP 726 97387 French Guiana

Organizer

European Space Agency (ESA)

NET Sep — Launch Ariane 6-2 / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)

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