Ariel exoplanet observatory spacecraft
ESA’s Ariel is a development space observatory that will survey the atmospheres of about 1000 exoplanets from a halo orbit around the Sun–Earth L2 point, using infrared spectroscopy and photometry to measure atmospheric composition, clouds, and temperatures.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ArielAtmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey
- Family Name
- Ariel
- Full Name
- Ariel exoplanet observatory spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- ESA’s Ariel is a development space observatory that will survey the atmospheres of about 1000 exoplanets from a halo orbit around the Sun–Earth L2 point, using infrared spectroscopy and photometry to measure atmospheric composition, clouds, and temperatures.
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:59:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 17:12:40 UTC