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PLATO exoplanet observatory spacecraft

ESA’s PLATO spacecraft is a development-stage exoplanet observatory designed to find and characterize terrestrial planets around Sun-like stars by measuring planetary transits and stellar oscillations; its planned mission targets the Sun–Earth L2 region.

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PLATOPLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of starsPLATO space telescope
Family Name
PLATO
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PLATO exoplanet observatory spacecraft
Roles
observatoryresearch
Status
development
Type
spacecraft

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ESA’s PLATO spacecraft is a development-stage exoplanet observatory designed to find and characterize terrestrial planets around Sun-like stars by measuring planetary transits and stellar oscillations; its planned mission targets the Sun–Earth L2 region.

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August 13, 2026 at 18:14:37 UTC
Updated Time
August 13, 2026 at 18:14:37 UTC