PLATO

Use the live ESA page's April 2027 target; older indexed March text conflicts. Ariane 6 family only. | 2026-10-25: Live ESA mission page reconfirms April 2027, Ariane 6 family and French Guiana; the Ariane 62 variant is not established by this source.

Details

Date	Apr 2027 Approximate
Launch status	Planned
Provider	Arianespace (opens in a new tab)
Vehicle	Ariane 62 (opens in a new tab)
Mission / flight	PLATO
Spaceport	Guiana Space Centre (opens in a new tab)
Spaceport country	GF FR
Timing	Target: April 2027
Record	L0087
Reviewed target / range	2027-04
Date changes	—
Original / baseline target	2027-03
Baseline precision	Month
Evidence status	A — Mission-specific planning target
Note	The provider or mission owner has announced this flight; timing remains subject to change.
Last checked	2026-10-25
Source year / range	2027
Country	GF FR
Category	Ariane 62
Status	A — Mission specific planning target
Provider id	l0087

Mission

Links

Mission links

• Mission page (opens in a new tab) esa.int

Provider, vehicle and spaceport

• Arianespace (provider) (opens in a new tab) arianespace.com
• Ariane 62 (official page) (opens in a new tab) arianespace.com
• Guiana Space Centre (wikipedia page) (opens in a new tab) en.wikipedia.org

Launch date sources

• ArianeGroup launch page (opens in a new tab) arianegroup.com

Reference pages to read more. Provider, vehicle and spaceport pages are not launch evidence.

Provenance

Local observation history

What this site observed; not complete provider history.

• 25 Oct 2026, 05:26 EDT — Changed
• 24 Oct 2026, 21:52 EDT — Changed
• 24 Oct 2026, 18:30 EDT — Changed
• 23 Oct 2026, 10:43 EDT — Changed
• 23 Oct 2026, 09:18 EDT — Added