Guiana Space Centre

Name: Launch Ariane 6-2 / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)
Start: 2027-01-01T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2027-01-01T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Guiana Space Centre

Kourou BP 726 97387 French Guiana Get Directions

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January 2027
Launch Ariane 6-2 / PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)

January 1, 2027

Guiana Space Centre Kourou, French Guiana

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.

January 2027