CoRoT
CoRoT was a French-led astronomy mission that measured stellar oscillations and searched for transiting planets from a dedicated polar-orbiting spacecraft.
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Identity
- Aliases
- COROT missionCOnvection, ROtation and planetary Transits mission
- Name
- CoRoT
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- CoRoT was a French-led astronomy mission that measured stellar oscillations and searched for transiting planets from a dedicated polar-orbiting spacecraft.
- Destination
- Circular polar Earth orbit at approximately 900 km altitude for long continuous monitoring of stellar fields to detect transiting exoplanets and measure stellar oscillations through asteroseismology
- End Date
- 2014-06-17
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- CoRoT operated for 2,729 days, returning stellar light curves for asteroseismology and exoplanet studies before decommissioning on 17 June 2014.
- Programs
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- Start Date
- 2006-12-27
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:17:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 14:14:51 UTC
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