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Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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T– about 5hWindow opens 03:15 AM UTC
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PLATO
Ariane 62 Block 2ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 4
March 2027 · Date and time TBD
Calendar available when time is confirmed
NextVulcain 2.1 IgnitionT-00:07
Time to launch
Launch Window Confidence
46% — UncertainMission Brief
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.
PayloadPLATO
OrbitSun-Earth L2
CustomerArianespace
StagesUnknown
PadAriane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Timeline
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Vulcain 2.1 Ignition
Main-stage Vulcain 2.1 engine ignition before liftoff
T-00:07
11:59 PM UTC
- Vulcain 2.1 IgnitionT-00:0711:59 PM UTC
Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Global range
- Latitude
- 5.256°N
- Longitude
- 52.787°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC
Provider
Arianespace
Profile →FRA • Founded 1980
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles...
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