Thales Alenia Space announced that it has been selected by the European Space Agency for one of the three phase B1 studies of the PLATO (Planetary Transits and Oscillation of Stars) programme, part of the Agency's Cosmic Vision 2015-25.
According to Thales, phase B1 includes the consolidation of all mission, system and subsystem requirements, including definition of the satellite configuration and operational aspects, comparative analyses and assessment of scientific performance. The main purpose of the PLATO mission, scheduled for launch in 2024, is to study planetary systems outside the solar system by identifying and…
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