SpaceTentative

Ariane 62 Block 2: PLATO

expected March 2027

expected March 2027

—hype

Live score from visits, saves, calendar adds, shares, and comments.
    SaveAdd to collection

    The clock starts when an exact day is announced.

    About this moment

    Ariane 62 Block 2: PLATO is expected March 2027. The exact day has not been announced yet.

    Arianespace is preparing to launch PLATO on an Ariane 62 Block 2 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. 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. Launch is expected in March 2027 and no firm date has been announced yet.

    The source has announced a date range. An exact day has not been confirmed.

    Where
    French GuianaGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

    Date source

    Launch Library 2

    Last verified Sep 16, 2026

    Sources and attributions

    This is a public listing. If the date or details look wrong, tell us.

    Comments

    Opening comments…

      Also on the horizon

      Explore more